Which is true, but they have been around a long time and part of several merged associations. You need to start somewhere and by looking COMPTEL as a model, you can form a basis on how WISPA can improve. They also have a CEO council made up within COMPTEL as a separate entity.

Let's look at this in a smaller scale. If you have 1k WISPs paying $25 a month, it adds up... that's $25k monthly. Now let's say you up it to $50, now you are at $50k.

Now with those examples, the next issue you will get is the moans on what WISPA is doing with the money. Everyone will be on the bandwagon on what to do with the funding. So, unless the group matures and growth is established organically with the understanding that WISPs all WISPs must join together and show solidarity to those that they are working for, it does not matter what the cost is.



Frank Muto





----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Liotta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>


One thing of interest that COMPTEL does is charge a different membership fee based upon the revenue of the member. In other words, companies with more revenue pay higher membership fees.

-Matt

Frank Muto wrote:
That is going to take a whole lot of $25 a month membership dues. I highly suggest contacting COMPTEL and get some mentoring on what it will take to get WISPA to the level that Matt has described here. I would be happy to team up some potential people to talk to over there. COMPTEL has been a good friend of the WBIA and helped us a great deal in our beginning.

It is all going to take funding. I would highly recommend a strong membership drive starting with next weeks ISPCON and any other industry conference WISP related. WISPs themselves need to understand, that their $25 monthly contributions are an INVESTMENT for their FUTURE and also provides them a contributory voice within the organization. I would also hit up the vendors of the products and services all WISPs use. Without WISPs and their growing numbers, they will limit they own sales channels.

There are plenty of no-to-low cost things to do as well as those that will take some cash to do so. In any event, there is no longer a free ride that can be assumed and if this organization is to grow to the level it needs to be, it needs people and funding to do so.

As others have said, what is WISPA doing to sell itself? Yes, that is an important mechanism of running an organization that needs contributory funding to work. For the most part, marketing, advertising, PR etc., has not been a strong suite for xISPs. So for this to happen, WISPA needs to step outside the peering ranks of WISPs and get a PR person/firm involved to drive membership and create the buzz of what WISPA is all about, what they are doing and what they have accomplished.



Frank Muto
President
FSM Marketing Group, Inc.
Co-founder - Washington Bureau for ISP Advocacy - WBIA








----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Liotta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org>
Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 9:39 AM
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

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