> I have seen numerous posts on the WISPA list indicating that a cost > effective and compliant solution for this issue was being worked on and > would become available in the near future. > I think that is wishful thinking on some people's part. When you see companies like Cisco struggle to provide a minimum of support on a small subset of their products you can begin to imagine the scope of the problem. Every post I have seen where people have suggest a solution, the suggestion only solved one specific part of CALEA. Solving part of the problem is not enough.
> I have seen numerous posts indicating that small providers should not be > concerned and that attaining CALEA compliance would not put them out of > business. > I would argue that small providers should be very concerned. Not just about CALEA, but a concerted effort on the part of large telcos to ruin competition through seemingly legimate public safety issues. > The facts remain that our business model currently is profitable and we > are > providing a valuable service in a rural area. The added costs of CALEA > compliance jeopardize our ability to continue providing service. Who > needs > to explain to the hundreds of happy customers I currently service in a > rural > community that they no longer have high speed internet and dont have an > alternative broadband solution? > Unfortunately, many consumers will lose as small companies go under. This won't be the first policy that is designed for the good of the many as opposed to the few. It isn't fair, but it is done. > If someone has better information on how a small ISP can become CALEA > compliant in a cost effective manner, please contact me as I am all ears. > If there is better information or a defined solution being presented on > the > WISPA member list, I am more than willing to pay membership dues to access > it. If there isnt a better solution being discussed there, I would just > as > well save the due money as it will probably not be long before we are out > of > business or sell to a larger competitor and the membership will be > useless. > I personally do not believe that any CALEA can be cost effective. Quite simply, solving CALEA requires spending money without earning any additional revenue. The only way to justify the CALEA expense is to accept it as a cost of doing business. This means simply that your market opportunity is lost if you aren't CALEA compliant. I firmly believe every service provider should have plans for being CALEA compliant or have plans for exiting the business. This one is different than E911; the liability will be staggering. -Matt -- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
