----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack Unger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 9:25 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Modifications of Parts 2 and 15 of the...
> John, > > You're being sarcastic here, right? > > I'd be really surprised to hear that any certification ever was voided > because a connector became more available. > > I'm starting to feel sorry for the poor, old FCC. First off, certain > business elements want to eliminate them. Second, certain political > interests (controlled by certain business interests) want to control > them and determine what rules they make. Third, they regularly get > threatened by Congress with reduced budgets. Fourth, their job is to > implement the (often vague) laws made by Congress. Fifth, they have to > be somewhat vague to try to apply the laws to everyone without pissing > off anyone. Sixth, they have to be somewhat specific so their rules > don't get challenged in court by the previously mentioned business > interests. Seven, their engineers have to be pretty smart to know how > wireless really works and what engineering principles to write into > regulations. Eight, their lawyers have to be pretty good writers to > translate the engineering principles into clearly-written rules and > regulations. Nine, they have to craft a website that makes it fairly > easy for the "public" to do business with them. Ten, they have to have > pretty thick skin to not get distracted and become vindictive when > everyone attacks them. > > Sheeesh, I never found myself defending the FCC before. Unfortunately, > unlicensed does not mean unregulated. Responsible business people (which > is what we are) strive to understand the conditions under which the > regulatory agency works and strive to interact constructively with the > people who work for that agency. I think we've found (and will continue > to find) that most of the FCC employees will do what they can to be > responsive to our needs if only we will communicate those needs in a > clear, responsible, and timely fashion. > > But I'm probably "preaching to the choir" here because most WISP-folk > already know this stuff and are already playing a constructive role, right? > jack There's a reason we call them servants. If they don't like the heat, better find a nice cushy job as a small business startup while trying to defend yourself against a bunch of over-eager regulators. -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
