>>> > He is suggesting COALS ......... as in lumps of coals, is what you are going to get on christmas from him, if he does not get this gig !
:) Faisal Imtiaz Snappy Internet & Telecom ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lorell Hathcock" <lor...@hathcock.org> > To: "nanog list" <nanog@nanog.org> > Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2016 2:14:17 PM > Subject: ISP License in the USA? > NANOG: > > > > 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.) > > > > 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. > > > > I am familiar with CLEC status filed with our state. But it is not a > requirement to pass traffic. > > > > He is suggesting COALS with which I am completely unfamiliar. > > > > 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). > > > > 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. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Lorell Hathcock
