[BC] re: communications attorney was: am radio kit - busted

[Cowboy]

On Wednesday 08 February 2006 09:15 pm, Rev. Robert P. Chrysafis wrote:
>Well his emails and headers come from FCC.gov. he is listed on the fcc 
>website. the number i was given is listed on the fcc website. all 
>indications is he is real.

 Then, I would tread very lightly, volunteering nothing, but answering
 direct questions in as direct and truthful a manner as possible without elaboration.

>he just is not following established procedures  
>and acting more or less in a harrasing and adversarial manner.

 Perhaps.
 Some are very good, some are somewhat less.
 Challenging them on procedure is not something I'd consider
 without advice of counsel, and a GOOD counsel at that !
 In fact, I'd never do that at all, and let the shark do it.

>I always  
>thought fcc agents are suppose to be helpful, curtious, and proffessional.

 In my experience, most are !

 but then, I've always treated them with respect, as a peer, in persuit of
 the same thing they are - legal operation within the rules, unless they show
 that they obviously know less about this business than I do, in which case
 I've never had a problem setting them straight, still in a professional and
 respectful manner. I don't recommend that approach for most, however.

 To me, it's just bad form to treat any FCC agent, in any capacity, in
 an adversarial manner.

 Again, in my experience the WORST thing you can do is to lie, a "material
 misrepresentation of fact" and the second worst is to *not* reply to an
 official communication at all.
 I've never done that, but I have been called on to clean up the mess
 after someone else has, and it's not pretty.
 I've seen substantial fines for failure to reply, and to reply with misleading
 information even when the original "violation" was dismissed. 

-- 
Cowboy

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	"If what?"  asked the composer.
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