LOL, you'd have to pay me! -RickG
On 5/18/07, Mike Hammett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Now that's something even I could afford! ;-)
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From: "Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: [WISPA] Dues Value was What is WISPA?
>I wanted to make the dues $1 per year per customer.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matt Liotta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 8:47 AM
> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Dues Value was What is WISPA?
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>
>> 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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