[189517] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: ISP License in the USA?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Owen DeLong)
Tue May 31 16:46:58 2016
X-Original-To: nanog@nanog.org
From: Owen DeLong <owen@delong.com>
In-Reply-To: <B542CC3757123745918E6B7E4D2EEE93F0BE18@zeus.lti.local>
Date: Tue, 31 May 2016 13:46:50 -0700
To: Dennis Burgess <dmburgess@linktechs.net>
Cc: North American Network Operators' Group <nanog@nanog.org>
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If you aren=E2=80=99t a facilities-based carrier:
https://transition.fcc.gov/form477/WhoMustFileForm477.pdf
You don=E2=80=99t need to.
Owen
> On May 31, 2016, at 11:53 , Dennis Burgess <dmburgess@linktechs.net> =
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> I would suggest getting a new consultant .. :) =20
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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 =
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> www.linktechs.net - 314-735-0270 x103 - dmburgess@linktechs.net=20
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-bounces@nanog.org] On Behalf Of Lorell =
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 =
ISP license to operate in the United States. (Like they have in other =
countries like Germany and in Africa where he has extensive personal =
experience.)
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> I am asking him to tell me which license we should have because I =
don't know of a license that we are required to have to route IP traffic =
to end customers.
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> I am familiar with CLEC status filed with our state. But it is not a =
requirement 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 for a small operator to pass IP traffic from the internet to end =
users (commercial and/or residential).
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> I am aware that there are some CALEA requirements of ISPs that seem to =
kick 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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