What should I say next time I'm before people like Julie Knapp, who heads OET. Here is a potential script:
Me - "Good morning sir, congratulations on earning the Chief position." Julie - "Thank you Patrick. What's on your mind?" Me - "Julie, we could really use more spectrum for UL." Julie - "Well, you already have 589.5 megahertz total from pieces between 902 MHz to 5.7850 GHz." Me - "Yes, that's true and we do appreciate it and know you have been a personal champion for UL spectrum, but we need more so we can build networks that will permit self-installation even in rural areas." Julie - "Ah, you want that beachfront stuff with high power. Well, looking at how many WISPs can't be trusted to follow the rules, there is considerable risk for that, especially with the broadcasters, who tend to be a vocal and frankly powerful lobby." Me - "I can imagine. I'd like to see Rupert Murdoch and Ted Turner in a mud wrestling match - well clothed of course. But back to the WISPs, they don't follow the rules because you guys don't enforce the rule." Julie - "Nice visual, thanks...So you are telling me that a principal characteristic of your market is that operators will only do what's right if they know someone is looking?" Me - "No, not all. Yes many, and I admit that even many leader WISPs believe that is an acceptable attitude so long as power rules aren't violated." Julie - "So you are saying they pick and choose the rules they are prepared to tolerate versus those we require?" Me - "Well, yeah, pretty much that's what they do. They argue among themselves about which rules they think matter." Julie - "Yes, so I know. Interesting attitude. I hear there's been lots of arguing lately about lots of things and what is required of them even though we have been clear, like CALEA, Form 477, the purposes of an STA, etc," Me - "What can I say? They believe as small players filling what they see as a gap that they should be allowed some leeway so they can save money." Julie - "Did you tell them that the latest data shows 90% of all U.S. zip codes have at least two broadband providers? The gaps aren't so big anymore." Me - "Well there ARE still holes WITHIN those zip codes Julie." Julie - "For the short term, yes." Me - "Yeah, so what abou..." Julie - "No." Me - "Excuse me sir? No what?" Julie - "No more hanging my ass out on a limb for a community that I generally love for their passion and can-do attitude. No, because that's not enough of a good enough reason to let them keep giving me heart burn and generally slapping me in the face every time we try to really help them or blaming us for their inability to keep their own house in order." PAUSE... Me - "How 'bout them Colts?" Julie - "Great game wasn't it. We're done here though, unless you want to fill me in about what those licensed carriers are doing on the WiMAX front; the Commission is really excited about that!" Patrick Leary AVP WISP Markets Alvarion, Inc. o: 650.314.2628 c: 760.580.0080 Vonage: 650.641.1243 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Patrick Leary AVP WISP Markets Alvarion, Inc. o: 650.314.2628 c: 760.580.0080 Vonage: 650.641.1243 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************************ This footnote confirms that this email message has been scanned by PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious code, vandals & computer viruses. ************************************************************************************ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
