Maybe the consultant is confusing "licensing" with IP address allocations from ARIN.
Curtis Starnes Senior Network Administrator Granbury ISD 600 W. Bridge St. Ste. 40 Granbury, Texas 76048 (817) 408-4104 (817) 408-4126 Fax curtis.star...@granburyisd.org www.granburyisd.org OPEN RECORDS NOTICE: This email and responses may be subject to Texas Open Records laws and may be disclosed to the public upon request. -----Original Message----- From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-boun...@nanog.org] On Behalf Of Miles Fidelman Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2016 2:06 PM To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: ISP License in the USA? On 5/31/16 2:53 PM, Dennis Burgess wrote: > I would suggest getting a new consultant .. :) > What Dennis said. > 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 year. > :) But only if you provide: - facilities-based broadband services, and/or, - provide wired or fixed wireless local exchange telephone service - provide interconnected VoIP service - provide facilities based wireless telephony (see https://transition.fcc.gov/form477/WhoMustFileForm477.pdf) If you provide basic dial-up services, or wireless Internet over unlicensed channels - there's no licensing requirement whatever. As Dennis said - first get a new consultant. Look for one who can work through your service model - what you're going to be selling, to whom, using what technology(ies) - and work from there to whatever licenses (if any) that you require. Miles Fidelman -- In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is. .... Yogi Berra
