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Re: New Opportunity for Anonymous Reamilers
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alex <[email protected]> writes:
> > I guess this should mean some more business to my friends at
> > Pagesat, which broadcasts a completely uncensored real time feed of the
> > USENET over a small dish Ku band satellite link to all of North America.
> > And they are a real licensed common carrier (their principle business is
> > wide area paging services) so they can't be held responsible for the
> > contents of the traffic either.
>
> Do you need to be licensed to be a common carrier? If so, who grants the
> licenses, and what qualifications does a business need to meet in order
> to qualify?
The FCC regulates interstate common carriers (plus radio licensing of
the microwave/satellite uplinks). State public utility commissions also
control certain aspects of intrastate service. I don't know if they
have any say in satellite service to intrastate customers.
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