Mark J. Abrams is a Federal Communications Commission-licensed amateur radio operator. He also provides commercial mobile radio services (known as personal wireless services) for local businesses.

In 1989, the city where he lives issued Abrams a permit to construct a 50-foot antenna on his residential property for his amateur use. But 10 years later, the city learned about Abrams' commercial use, which was not authorized by his antenna permit.

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DEAR BOB: You are very unfair to us hard-working mortgage brokers. We do our best to provide home loan borrowers with honest "good-faith estimates." But it is the actual lenders who tack on the junk or garbage fees that you often discuss. Please stop blaming the mortgage brokers who shop the loan applications to find the best deal for our borrowers. We are often just as surprised as our borrowers at all the unnecessary fees that some mortgage lenders tack on to their loan charges – Bruce C.  more...