The recent thoughtful and lively discussions about WISP use of TV White Space underscores more than ever the need for effective WISPA advocacy with Congress and with the FCC. I want to take this opportunity to update all of you on how the work of WISPA's FCC Committee is progressing.
First, I want to express my thanks and my gratitude to the following WISPA members who have recently volunteered (or in some cases "re-enlisted") to work on one or more of the new FCC Committee Workgroups. Brian Webster Carl Stevenson Jim Garrett John McDowell Kyle Duren John Scrivner Dan Lubar Steve Lane Stephen Coran Edward Gabrelian Marlon Schaffer Dave Hulsebus Tony Morella Paul Benner Tom DeReggi NOTE 1: If you were (or are) a member of the FCC Committee but you don't see your name on the above list, please contact me as soon as possible to let me know that you are still interested in playing an active role on the Committee. NOTE 2: Participation on the FCC Committee IS limited to WISPA members. If you would like to participate and if you have been thinking of joining, this would be a good time to sign up as either a Vendor, Principal or Associate member here <http://signup.wispa.org/>. If you have questions about membership, please direct them to the WISPA Board here <http://contact.wispa.org/>. Although most of the following twelve new Workgroups now have at least two and in some cases as many as eight members we still need more help. Please take a look at the following Workgroup list and let me know if you can participate in at least one of the these new Workgroups. Calendaring and Minutes Level Playing Field Engineering TV Whitespace 3650 MHz 2.5 GHz Whitespace Pole Attachment Network Management and Network Neutrality Spectrum Etiquette Congressional Liaison FCC Liaison Writing The two Workgroups most in need of assistance are the "Calendaring and Minutes" and the "Pole Attachment" Workgroups. If you can help with one of these or if you want more details about the specific role of any Workgroup then please send me an email or give me a call. WISPA listservs have been created for each Workgroup and they will be populated by the end of the day Monday, June 2nd. Each Workgroup will work independently however the entire Committee will meet online twice each month where we will coordinate, communicate and assist each another to address the many issues that extend across Workgroup lines. The initial online meetings will be via IRC (hosted by Mt. Vernon Net). In the future, we anticipate migrating the twice-monthly online meeting from IRC to a conference call, hosted by WISPA. Regarding the much anticipated FCC trip, the WISPA Board and the FCC Committee have been budgeting and planning for this trip for several months. The recent on-list discussions about the TV Whitespace spectrum have been very helpful in both addressing relevant technical issues and in providing increased focus to help WISPA develop a clear, positive and beneficial position to present to the FCC. A lot of additional coordination, policy formation and presentation development work still remains to be done. Next week I anticipate that this work will be handed off to the new TV Whitespace Workgroup and then to the new FCC Liaison Workgroup. For now, please continue to share your thoughts and ideas on TV Whitespace and other important spectrum issues using the either the FCC Committee listserv ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) or the FCC Discussion listserv ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) or by emailing me directly. Let me know if you are an FCC Committee member and you need to be subscribed to the [EMAIL PROTECTED] listserv. Anyone can subscribe themselves to the [EMAIL PROTECTED] listserv. Again, my thanks to those of you who have stepped up to play an important role in WISPA's industry lobbying effort. If you have not yet stepped up, we still need you and we want you to play an active, positive role. We have plenty of room for every WISPA member who wants to learn, to work and to share in our success. Respectfully, Jack Unger Chair - FCC Committee -- Jack Unger - President, Ask-Wi.Com, Inc. Serving the Broadband Wireless Industry Since 1993 Cisco Press Author - "Deploying License-Free Wireless WANs" Vendor-Neutral Wireless Design-Training-Troubleshooting-Consulting FCC License # PG-12-25133 Profile <http://www.linkedin.com/in/jackunger> Phone 818-227-4220 Email <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
