10-03-2021, 06:26 AM
(09-03-2021, 06:32 PM)VK3RX Wrote: Given there are 14,000 (?) licensees that's not a small number, nor particularly the revenue of $55 annual renewal each, $80 for new licences and $51 variation.
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I know this is rehashing things from earlier in this thread but 14,762 licensees renewing at $55 is $811,910.
Last year the ACMA had a total income of $1,415,245,000.
Our gross contribution to that number is a bit under 0.06% which is 3/5th of 5/8th of nothing. We have no financial clout. Our numbers and income stream are inconsequential. ACMA bureaucrats are not elected so votes are not foremost in their minds and even if they were, 14762 votes spread over every electorate averages out to less than 100 votes per electorate.
Now given the demographics of the average amateur I would think that many of those 14.762 are set in their ways, rusted on single party voters plus, again given the demographics, the typical swinging vote cohort member would be more concerned with other more fundamental issues (pensions, franking credits, tax dodges etc) so are unlikely to change their vote based on ACMA licence changes. So we are probably down to a maximum of 20 or 30 votes per electorate. A number way less that accidental informal votes.
By all means vote in the WIA poll and register your concerns with your local MO, ACMA and the Communications Minister (I intend to do just that) but don't fool yourself into thinking we have any great resources backing us.
Also keep in mind we are competing against interests that have huge financial interests in buying spectrum and are large political donors.