[WISPA] $25 is cheap insurance... Was: What is WISPA? was Promotion of services on-list

[Frank Muto]

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From: Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Folks, don't join WISPA because of what WISPA can do for you.  That's not 
what WISPA is about.  Oh sure, we do what we can when we can, but the MAIN 
focus of WISPA is that of improving the OVERALL industry.  We're focused 
on better rules, better laws, better training etc.


We didn't form WISPA so that we could give you equipment discounts, free 
legal advice, insurance discounts, etc.  The day will come when those 
things are all possible, but it'll take large membership numbers to get 
there.



Now this is spot on. WISPA is an ADVOCATE for the WISP industry. It should 
never become, IMO an association buying group. Sure vendors may look at 
WISPA as a market channel and wish to support it with paid advertisements 
and sponsorships. But, unless there is enough accountable (not made up 
numbers)membership they may not care to support the organization.


As a former dialup ISP/Web-host, I know where most of you stand. I am 
supporting WISPA because I feel the WISP may be the last-stand against total 
extinction of the Independent Service Provider. Sure there is still dialup 
and some are able to provide cable/DSL broadband, but nowhere in the numbers 
we were during the dialup years. The WISP has the opportunity to create and 
maintain a viable last-mile alternative to the RBOC's and CableCo's.


One thing that WISP's have going is that are talking the FCC's language, 
RF's! They understand this better than they do the competitive tension that 
came with the 96 Telco Act. The WISP's having an Advocate such as WISPA is 
very welcome in D.C. and that is why these baby step meetings and working 
the CALEA issue is so, so very important that WISPA has the FULL SUPPORT of 
the Industry.


Paying $25 a month to get a voice at the table of those that can SHUT you 
down, rather quickly, is cheap insurance of that possibly happening.




Frank Muto
President
FSM Marketing Group, Inc
www.SecureEmailPlus.com

ISPCON Spring 2007
May 23-25 in Orlando, FL.
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Re: [WISPA] $25 is cheap insurance... Was: What is WISPA? was Promotion of services on-list

[George Rogato]

Frank Muto wrote:



Now this is spot on. WISPA is an ADVOCATE for the WISP industry. It 
should never become, IMO an association buying group. Sure vendors may 
look at WISPA as a market channel and wish to support it with paid 
advertisements and sponsorships. But, unless there is enough accountable 
(not made up numbers)membership they may not care to support the 
organization.



Thank you for the lead in Frank.

My belief is, after having the buying group idea tossed around is for 
the vendors to offer the WISPA membership a special discount that only 
WISPA members can have. It's cleaner.


This is what WISPA needs to negotiate and work on.

You have already done this. Your offer of paying for any wisp's 250.00 
membership fee was very very good offer and a benefit to WISPA members.



Before I ran for the board I was about to start a wireless assembly 
business and I had a special discount for WISPA only members.


check out www.warvx.com and notice the special wispa discount listed on 
the right hand side under news.


WISPA eventually will get more vendors offering our membership special 
discounts. I've talked to various vendors myself and hear the maybe 
and pretty soon words.





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