John, thanks for responding to my concern. Starting something like this is all about getting everybody to agree and join the table but the catch is that most people won't unless there is a real presence already, not to mention an agenda. My concern still is that at first it would seem reasonable to actually get a core group of people to agree on a charter, a plan of action before introducing fees. At minimum I personally would like to see a diverse board and a charter, and a clear statement of who owns this organization before I join. I don't know if you have already done this and will sign up to your mailing list to find out more, if that is the case then you can definitely count us in. As far as the concept goes I think an organization like this is 100% needed.
----- Shidan On 2/10/06, John Lange <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Shidan, > > Just to let you know we currently have over 40 parties which have > indicated interest in joining the organization and the response has been > better than expected. The process of electing the first real board of > directors is just now underway which is why there are none listed. > > As far as benefits go, before the CAVP was formed, VoIP providers (other > than LECs) have almost no presence in the many regulatory consultations > that go on at the CRTC and as a result our voice is not heard before > critical decisions on regulatory policy are made. > > By contributing a small amount to an organization we ensure that VoIP > providers are able to contribute to discussions. As a member you not > only are kept up to date on all regulatory issues regarding VoIP but > also have the benefit of helping to shape those policies and make sure > your interests are looked after. > > Aside from all of the regulatory issue which CAVP will be dealing with > on behalf of members there are also other planned benefits such as legal > services. For example, in CRTC 2005-21 paragraph 4, the commission > specifically ordered VoIP providers to provide proper notification to > their customers about limitations of 911 service. It makes sense for the > CAVP to hire the lawyers to do this and then share the results with all > members rather than each provider having to do it on their own. > > This and many similar items are among the associations planned > structure. > > -- > Regards, > > John Lange > Canadian Association of VoIP Providers > (204) 885 0872 > > > On Fri, 2006-02-10 at 11:21 -0500, Shidan wrote: > > No offence but $20 a month for an organization with 1 board member and > > no clear agenda seems a bit hefty to me. I could be wrong but it seems > > like a one man show, and to create something like this you should > > first have a solid group of providers working together on something > > substantial and recognized, then ask people to chip in money. Please > > clarify if my perspective is wrong. > > > > ------ > > Shidan > > > > On 2/10/06, John Lange <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > February 10, 2006: Official CAVP Web Site launched. > > > > > > The Canadian Association of VoIP Providers is pleased to announce the > > > launch of its official web site. The CAVP web site employs the Joomla > > > content management system and runs on a 100% OpenSource software > > > platform. > > > > > > Please have a look and your comments are welcome as always (especially > > > if you can point out any errors, typos or spelling mistakes). > > > > > > http://www.cavp.ca > > > > > > -- > > > Regards, > > > > > > John Lange > > > Canadian Association of VoIP Providers > > > (204) 885 0872 > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
