UPDATE: It looks like we are having an impact in the comments on the Whitespaces NPRM. I have reviewed many comments this morning from WISPs, subscribers and potential subscribers. We have some members who are going a step beyond and alerting their subscribers and potential customers to support the WISPA proposal. More is needed, keep up the good work. Below is the email I sent yesterday with some minor modifications where I removed the term unlicensed and replaced it with Licensed-Lite. You can click on the links below to review comments.
Thanks, Rick Harnish Wispa Members and List Users, Yesterday, WISPA filed our Ex Parte Comments for FCC Docket 04-186, Unlicensed Operation in the TV Broadcast Bands Additional Spectrum for unlicensed devices below 900 MHz and in the 3 GHz band. The submission can be found here <http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?native_or_pdf=pdf&id_docume nt=6520176838> . Please review our comments first. Jack Unger, Steve Coran of Rini/Coran and the entire FCC Committee spent hours lobbying, discussing, researching and writing these comments which encourage "Licensed-Lite" use of the TV Whitespaces which will be opened up in Feb. 2009 due to the Digital TV transition. We owe all of these people many thanks and it is our responsibility to support their efforts by submitting our support through individual comments. While reviewing the comments on the FCC website this morning, it became apparent to me that there is stiff competition from the AV industry against this proposal. I reviewed nearly 300 comments from people all over the US in opposition to this FCC proposal. I did see several which supported the use of these bands for Wireless Broadband but we are heavily outnumbered. There are currently over 30,000 comments filed under this docket. Others see how important this is, our industry needs to understand it as well. It is my responsibility to all of the WISP operators to encourage each of you to file your comments in full support of the WISPA Ex Parte Comments or at least partial support with clarification if you oppose some part of our comments. I will be filing my comments as soon as I finish this email. This is a huge opportunity for each of us to help educate the FCC commissioners on the importance of opening up this valuable spectrum to "Licensed-Lite" operation for wireless broadband. You can review all comments at http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/websql/prod/ecfs/comsrch_v2.hts?ws_mode=ret rieve_list <http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/websql/prod/ecfs/comsrch_v2.hts?ws_mode=re trieve_list&id_proceeding=04-186> &id_proceeding=04-186. Please go to the ECFS website <http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs/Upload?hot_docket=1009000856%7C04-186%7CTV+Wh ite+Spaces&Send=Continue> to file your comments today. The deadline is quickly approaching with the FCC Commissioners set to publicize the rules for these bands on November 4th. It is essential that you take 5-10 minutes out of your busy schedule today or tomorrow to write and file your comments. Rick Harnish President WISPA Rick Harnish General Manager - Midwest Region Great American Broadband 260-827-2482 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
