You don't get it. CALEA was a good thing for WISPA and its members. You need to understand that you pick the battles you feel you can win. WISPA has gained a good amount of respect from the FCC, but this is only one of many battle fronts WISP's are up against.
The FIGHT for US battle cry you comment on takes money, time and a good amount off leg work to make things work. You are dealing with a bureau that has many different levels of staffing, it can take weeks to know who to talk to, when and if they will talk to you, will it be ex-parte or not, etc, etc, etc. Understand that the RBOCs and other companies are clamoring for the eyes and ears of those a the FCC, as WISPs need to get to.The fight is not only on the federal level, but also at the state and local levels as well. Frank ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 6:36 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Topic change - Trade Association Was: Report: FCC toPunishComcast Over Web Blocking > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > <insert witty tagline here> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Frank Muto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 8:53 AM > Subject: [WISPA] Topic change - Trade Association Was: Report: FCC to > PunishComcast Over Web Blocking > > >> >> I will got out here and say it. There is NO excuse not to support WISPA, >> NONE! So for all of you on this general list not >> supporting WISPA, you are losing out on an opportunity to make your >> livelihood last and support your families for years to >> come. $25 a month is a small price to pay for some representation in a >> industry that is supporting yourself and families. I >> am sure you can find that much on wasted expenses every month. > > > Yes, there is. Until the current leadership gets their head out of the > sand and starts fighting FOR US, instead of playing the FCC's patsy, I will > not give them another dollar. > > When the boys came back from DC and posting to the lists that "CALEA" and > the reporting mandates were good things, I could no longer in good > conscience give them another dollar to use to use AGAINST US. Whatever > they did or said in DC on that topic, IN NO WAY REPRESENTED ME OR THE > INTERESTS OF MY BUSINESS OR MY FUTURE. > > When I saw certain WISPA leadership glom onto the idea of a CALEA mandate > being an opportunity to extract more money and blackmail more memberships, I > was immediately convinced that they were in it FOR THEM, and not us. I > even saw posting by someone who said that CALEA would be good for WISPA. > Not good for the members = good for WISPA? > > Hell NO! I will not play that game. > > We got local, state and federal governemnt playing that game, why would I > voluntarily add WISPA to it? > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
