John,
I support your view.
We can not assume that the FCC's intent for Wireless is evil, just because
there is huge lobby efforts by our competitors (Cable and Telephone) and
Lots of debate at the FCC to address equality issues regarding VOIP, that
has generated much hippocracy and trouble in the FCC and Governement. For
example, I don't think there is any evidence that gathering Data on WISPs is
for the purpose to establish a basis for Taxing.
The support of Wireless has been nothing but possitive from the FCC and ALL
their officials. Even with lacking support for 700Mhz, its not because of
lack of support for WISPs, but because the strength of the counter view
broadcasting industry. Its important that Wireless provider show proof that
they are a large enough size to be considered part of the solution. The only
way wireless providers are going to start getting grand money and funds from
governements to help them grow, is for them to show their possitive unique
contributions. The ONLY reason, I could see that reporting would be a
negative thing, is that if most WISPs actually have fewer subscribers than
they represent, and they don't want to let the FCC know the truth, because
if they do, they won't be recognized adequately because their small scale,
and WISPs do not want to lie and create a record of untruth.
Wireless is not a young indistry at this point. It took DSL 5 years to reach
mass penetration. I personally have been in this industry for 5 years, and
haven;t met mass penetration yet :-) Why are we growing so slowly. Showing
a small subscriber base, could tell the FCC they need to favor companies
that have quicker growth potential, like the ILECs and Cable companies that
are taking on millions of customers. Give them the spectrum to deploy
quicker than small WISPs can do. Thats my fear.
But the truth is, if numbers are low, that has to be shown, so we can make
cases to the FCC why the numbers are low, and how they can help us get past
the barriers that are slowing us. Does the FCC realize that Wireless
providers in teh Urban america have such slow growth because lack of
easements? Do Otard rules need to be expanded? Are higher power levels
needed in spectrum, etc. Manufacturers have to much pull with the FCC,
because they can backup their requests with billions of dollars in sales.
Can we the WISP community?
I think we have to try. We need EVERY SINGLE PERSON REPORTING making our
numbers higher. Because we need to be recognized as a group that NEEDS
assistance, Because we are helping Society today. IF more people had
reported, maybe we would ahve had more favoratism with the 700Mhz debates?
Tom DeReggi
RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc
IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Scrivner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 12:06 PM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] To Break the Law or Not to Break theLaw...That is
theQuestion
There is going to have to be a compromise here guys. We will not be
putting together the composite subscriber data for the FCC. There are no
provisions for it. We can ask but then quite frankly I am not too keen on
telling them that most of our members here seem to be reluctant to tell
them who they are.
We have to determine how the form has created this belief among you that
the FCC is going to use it for harm. I want to see real answers here and
not just conspiracy theories. If the FCC did not ask for the source of the
information then what would stop us from telling them we had 10 times more
customers than we had? There is no accountability if the data cannot be
verified. Why is it assumed by all of you that the same organization who
created unlicensed spectrum policy is now going to find some way of
destroying the industry that was created by that policy:?
Scriv
Brian Rohrbacher wrote:
Let's just get clear right up front... It appears you believe that if
we
all appear to be good boy scouts and have feel-good politics, we're more
likely to get what we want considered. I disagree. I dont' think
it'll
get us even 3 seconds reconsideration. But I do believe if we make
forceful and logical, and well-reasoned arguments, it far outweighs
whether
or not some of us are more than just a little atagonistic toward being
counted, filed, folded, spindled, and reported.
If we start rolling over now, they will ask for more and more and
more........... If all they want is the number of subs, then lets all
turn info into WISPA and WISPA can give the lump number. Why do they
freakin need to know if I wear boxers or briefs?
Ever heard of http://www.fire-the-senate.com/
It's time for.......
http://www.fire-the-fcc.com/
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