Not necessarily… If you aren’t a facilities-based carrier:
https://transition.fcc.gov/form477/WhoMustFileForm477.pdf You don’t need to. Owen > On May 31, 2016, at 11:53 , Dennis Burgess <dmburg...@linktechs.net> wrote: > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > >
