That depends Matt... If EVERYONE on the 'free list' were paid members; who knows if the dues would be enough....for starters at least! :)
- Cliff -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matt Liotta Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 9:48 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Dues Value was What is WISPA? I completely agree with you. WISPA doesn't charge enough to do what I believe should be their mission. -Matt Faisal Imtiaz wrote: > Hi Folks, > I am mostly a lurker, being a wireline based ISP, however cannot resist > putting my two cents in it. > > If this is what you all want WISPA to do, then you all need to be realistic > in contributing a heck of lot more than the pidly few bucks to the WISP > fund. More like a few thousand's) $ / year in membership dues. > The type of role you are suggesting WISP do, can be best done by dedicated > Full Time Professionals (Folks like Kris Tome / Jack Unger etc etc ) none of > them are inexpensive nor can afford to work for free. > > Heck, even the US Chamber of Commerce, who calims to play an active role in > Washington DC, gets more in membership dues than WISPA, and they work of a > much much larger base of members (All kinds of business from all over the > US). > > It is great to ask for the Moon, but also have to be realistically prepared > to pay the price for it ! > > (p.s. I am not trying to offend anyone or pick on anyone, just expressing a > dose of reality). > > > Faisal Imtiaz > SnappyDSL.net > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Matt Liotta > Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 9:40 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Dues Value was What is WISPA? > > I know you didn't ask me, but that has never stopped me from speaking up. > > I want WISPA to spend its time and money primarily on spectrum issues. I > like to see the organization meet with the FCC on a regular basis, publish > position papers, and comment on every FCC issue that impacts us. > I'd also like to see it issue a press release on the wires every time it > does so. > > Whatever size this industry actual is much larger than it is perceived to > be. WISPA needs to change that. > > -Matt > > Peter R. wrote: > >> Chadd, Lonnie, and the rest, >> >> It is obviously a sales issue: No one has sold you on the value of WISPA. >> >> Or WISPA is not solving some pain you have. >> >> How about you tell us what would be good value? >> What specifically are you looking for the organization to do for you? >> >> This is a good time (pre-election). >> >> - Peter >> > > -- > 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/
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