[189512] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: ISP License in the USA?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (STARNES, CURTIS)
Tue May 31 15:31:42 2016
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From: "STARNES, CURTIS" <Curtis.Starnes@granburyisd.org>
To: Wayne Bouchard <web@typo.org>, Dustin Jurman <dustin@rseng.net>
Date: Tue, 31 May 2016 19:29:28 +0000
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Cc: North American Network Operators' Group <nanog@nanog.org>
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I've got it! Send $25,000 and I will print you a shiny new license to hang =
on the wall!
Curtis Starnes
Senior Network Administrator
Granbury ISD
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-----Original Message-----
From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-bounces@nanog.org] On Behalf Of Wayne Bouchard
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2016 2:15 PM
To: Dustin Jurman <dustin@rseng.net>
Cc: North American Network Operators' Group <nanog@nanog.org>
Subject: Re: ISP License in the USA?
Well, now you're talking tax ID or, rather, a general license to operate a =
commercial enterprise, not a specific license related to ISPs.
On Tue, May 31, 2016 at 07:05:29PM +0000, Dustin Jurman wrote:
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> From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-bounces@nanog.org] On Behalf Of Dennis=20
> Burgess
> Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2016 2:53 PM
> To: North American Network Operators' Group <nanog@nanog.org>
> Subject: RE: ISP License in the USA?
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> I would suggest getting a new consultant .. :)
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> Lol got me! There is nothing that I know of that you have to "license" =
to become a ISP in the US of A. . You do have to fill out Form 477 twice a =
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> www.linktechs.net - 314-735-0270 x103 - dmburgess@linktechs.net
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> From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-bounces@nanog.org] On Behalf Of Lorell=20
> Hathcock
> Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2016 1:14 PM
> To: 'NANOG list' <nanog@nanog.org>
> Subject: ISP License in the USA?
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> NANOG:
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> Our owner has hired a consultant who insists that we should have an=20
> ISP license to operate in the United States. (Like they have in other=20
> countries like Germany and in Africa where he has extensive personal=20
> experience.)
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> I am asking him to tell me which license we should have because I don't k=
now of a license that we are required to have to route IP traffic to end cu=
stomers.
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> I am familiar with CLEC status filed with our state. But it is not a req=
uirement to pass traffic.
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> He is suggesting COALS with which I am completely unfamiliar.
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> Can anyone tell me if there is a Texas state and/or USA Federal license f=
or a small operator to pass IP traffic from the internet to end users (comm=
ercial and/or residential).
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> I am aware that there are some CALEA requirements of ISPs that seem to ki=
ck in once a CALEA request is made, but is that different from a license.
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> Thanks,
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> Lorell Hathcock
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Wayne Bouchard
web@typo.org
Network Dude
http://www.typo.org/~web/
