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 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 Wayne Bouchard Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2016 2:15 PM To: Dustin Jurman <dus...@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: > Local Business License. > > Dustin > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-boun...@nanog.org] On Behalf Of Dennis > 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? > > I would suggest getting a new consultant .. :) > > Possible Acronyms > > College of Arts and Letters (Missouri State University; Springfield, MO) > Cartridge Overall Length (shooting) > Client Object Access Layer > Circle of Acro Lovers > Columbus Ohio Area Local > Consolidated Operational Activities List Customer Order Acceptance List > Common Operational Activities List (US Navy) > Chance of a Lifetime (raffle) > > 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. > :) > > > www.linktechs.net - 314-735-0270 x103 - dmburg...@linktechs.net > > -----Original Message----- > From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-boun...@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? > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Wayne Bouchard w...@typo.org Network Dude http://www.typo.org/~web/
