I would like to ask for volunteers from each State to facilitate further WISPA reach on a more local level. As you may or may not know, each state has a WISPA listserv, such as te...@wispa.org. You can subscribe to these lists if you operate a WISP in that state or if you are a college professor specializing in Broadband outreach or a State Government Broadband Coordinator or some equal level position. The purpose of these lists is to discuss localized State legislative issues, identify areas lacking Broadband Services, create peering opportunities between WISPs and any other issue that is concentrated on WISPs in any particular state. These lists are not open to Vendor Members who wish to market directly to a localized area.
I am looking for a volunteer in each state that will identify all WISPs in their respective states and invite them to participate in your "state" list. I did this in Indiana about 4 years ago and identified 50 WISPs at the time and added them to the Indiana listserv. We then scheduled several meetings in Indianapolis in which all were invited and most participated. This outreach built some strong relationships and WISPs in our state got to know each other quite well. If you are willing to assist with this project, please contact me privately and I will discuss the methods to build list integrity and communication. I have found it very valuable to be able to reach out to a certain segment of WISP operators I have a lot in common with without bothering everyone on the members or wireless lists. You do not need to be a member of WISPA to participate on the State lists, but hopefully, WISPA will see a greater increased membership and will increase our lobbying efforts by doing this. Respectfully, Rick Harnish President WISPA 260-307-4000 cell 866-317-2851 WISPA Office Skype: rick.harnish. rharn...@wispa.org
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