It might be real tough, just got off the phone with Mac and they have not yet re-established net connectivity at the new base camp.
Thank You, Brian Webster www.wirelessmapping.com <http://www.wirelessmapping.com> Free World Dialup #481416 -----Original Message----- From: John Scrivner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 3:01 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Need Inputs From Hurricane Relief WISP Teams ForFCCPresentation on Thursday Bravo! I agree! This would be BIG impact. Can we get it done this quick? Scriv Brad Larson wrote: >Video stream Mac from the field into the FCC meeting........Brad > > >-----Original Message----- >From: George [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 1:27 PM >To: WISPA General List >Subject: Re: [WISPA] Need Inputs From Hurricane Relief WISP Teams >ForFCCPresentation on Thursday > > >John Scrivner wrote: > > >>I know Matt has been away from home a bunch lately but I think we should >>send Matt Larsen to this FCC event if he will go. We can take the $500 >>from Charles as part of the expense and have WISPA cover the rest. I >>think we need a front line guy to speak at this event. I think we should >>ask Michael to introduce Matt and yield a bit of his time if the FCC >>will not grant Matt his own time. This shows unity between industry >>groups and gives Part-15 and WISPA both an opportunity to show our >>efforts in helping those in need. Thoughts? >>Scriv >> >> >> > >I agree that Matt would do well if he could find someone to talk to. >And he would be in the top of the list of people I would want to go to >Washington and represent us. > >However, Marlon, if he has the time, has experience of "roaming the >halls of the FCC" looking for someone to talk to. > >Maybe Marlon would be a better choice in this instance? > >WISPA hasn't been formally invited to talk to the FCC people, so the >person that goes will need to cold call, which might be difficult to do. > >I think this is the perfect time to talk to Washington, and make sure or >reinforce that it was WISPA quick actions that got phone, broadband, >and computers into the hands of the displaced. Mac Dearman and WISPA >were "First Responders" > >We need to make sure that we get this credit right away. As time passes >on, a lot will be forgotten and it will be much harder to get the type >of exposure we now deserve. > >It would also be good to sometime in the future have a special trip to >Washington for the member wisps of wispa who were effected and those who >volunteered the time and effort to be quick responders. >Guys like Mac need to be recognized for their quick actions, especially >in light of how slow it took the government to respond. > > >Just my thoughts. > >George > > -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
