Re: [WISPA] We got the FCC's attention...Now it is time to tellCongresswhat you think...RIGHT NOW !!!!!!!! Instructions included in everydetail
What about the other states not listed, Maryland and Virginia? I guess I got to go look that up myself :-) Tom DeReggi RapidDSL Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband - Original Message - From: George [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 9:13 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] We got the FCC's attention...Now it is time to tellCongresswhat you think...RIGHT NOW Instructions included in everydetail I'm a little confused John. We are supposed to email Frannie our name business location and she's gonna send the letter? Or we're supposed to print the letter and sign it and send it ourselves? And we should call our reps and tell their staff member who takes calls for them why we should have unlicensed tv channels for broadband use. Last time I called one of those congressmen, it was one of their staff that talked to me about the issue. Exactly what channels are we talking here? George John Scrivner wrote: This is a new request! This is not the same one as last time! PLEASE READ THIS RIGHT NOW **If you are on other lists regarding unlicensed broadband then please forward this message to every list you know of so we get 100% of this industry to do this PLEASE!** I recently sent you an e-mail asking you to submit comments to the FCC on the 04-186 - Unlicensed Operation in the TV Broadcast Bands. Over one hundred of you responded! That was step one. Now we NEED to tell CONGRESS that we need this spectrum so we can force the FCC to review your comments This will take about 10 minutes of your time and we can't drop the ball now -- this is a VERY RARE opportunity for our industry. Here’s the problem. This proceeding, as you all can see, is a HUGE opportunity for our industry. BUT, the FCC Chairman may never complete the job unless he gets a push from Congress. Congress has a chance next week to do exactly that. We need to make sure they do. We're working with Free Press, the New America Foundation, Consumers Union and other organizations who are lobbying the Congress to open this spectrum to unlicensed use. Below I've pasted some instructions. But if you need help with the call or more information about how to speak with your Senate staff, you can call Frannie Wellings at Free Press at 202-265-1490 x 21. She is very nice and wants us to win this. Call her for any assistance you may need. Here is what you can do to help: 1) Email Frannie with your name/company name, city and state served. Her email address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. Just do this right now. She will add your information to the letter located further down the email here. It will go to Congressional committee members who are working on what to do with the digital television transition. This letter should be signed by every WISP in the country. I MEAN EVERY LAST ONE OF YOU NO MATTER WHAT YOU THINK OR WHO YOU ARE AFFILIATED WITH! Once again, if you would like to add your name/company/city and state served to the letter, send an e-mail to Frannie Wellings at Free Press. Her address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. If you want to get good spectrum you better just do it right now. DO NOT WAIT TILL TOMORROW. DO IT RIGHT NOW! You can read the contents of the letter inline below. 2) If you are in one of the following states, CALL YOUR SENATOR: This is very important. Your Senator listed below sits on the Committee that can make this all happen. This is not just a small thing guys. Senators really do listen to what their constituents say. If you tell them you need this spectrum this will impact their vote. We need you ALL to do this. - Below, next to your state/senator, is the name of the staff member you need to speak with and their phone number. - If you are not in one of the states below and you want to call your Senator anyway to express support for this, contact Frannie and she will give you the name and phone number of the person to call. YOU NEED TO CALL EVEN IF YOUR STATE IS NOT LISTED. -Talking points you can use are included inline below. Tell them you are a WISP in their state and you need low-frequency unlicensed spectrum to provide Internet access to their constituents. Tell them why you need those TV channels for broadband, just as you did in your comments to the FCC. Give them good reasons and be kind and not argumentative. They might be trying to help you. Tell them why you need the channels. You all managed to produce so many great comments to the FCC, now it's time to tell Congress. 3) Let us know that you've called: When you're done, send a note to Frannie Wellings at Free Press at [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] and let us know here that you've called and what the staff member said in return. We need to figure out how they will vote. This is very important. Ask them for their vote supporting this effort and let us all know
Re: [WISPA] We got the FCC's attention...Now it is time to tellCongresswhat you think...RIGHT NOW !!!!!!!! Instructions included in everydetail
Thanks for providing the resources to find the numbers. But I still think if someone has time to create a complete list there will be more calls made. There are a lot of people out there who will do it tomorrow if they have to go look up the numbers. On the other hand if the numbers are included in this post they will pick up the phone and call after all, you just got them all fired up about a great opportunity. The more brainless the process is made, the more people get involved. John Scrivner wrote: From the original message: - If you are not in one of the states below and you want to call your Senator anyway to express support for this, contact Frannie and she will give you the name and phone number of the person to call. YOU NEED TO CALL EVEN IF YOUR STATE IS NOT LISTED. Then there is this from Rick Harnish regarding contacting Senators: Go to the WISPA homepage and select your state from the State Government Webpages dropdown menu. From your state webpage, you should be able to find your Senator and Congressman contact information. We have tried to make it convient to get to from the WISPA homepage. Then most recently I sent this to you from Frannie: If any of you still do not know who to call for supporting the effort then this may help some of you... ---From Frannie Is everyone okay with this? Those government pages might be a bit confusing for people. I'd suggest this one: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/directory/congdir.tt?command=congdir Or there's also a box on the Free Press site where people can find their officials using their zip code: http://freepress.net/congress/ They'll find the phone number for the Washington, DC Office (must call the DC one). They can just ask the receptionist for the name of the Telecomm staff member and then ask to speak to them. Or I can get the info for them if they want. Frannie's email address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need other assistance beyond this then just let me know. Thanks, Scriv Tom DeReggi wrote: What about the other states not listed, Maryland and Virginia? I guess I got to go look that up myself :-) Tom DeReggi RapidDSL Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband - Original Message - From: George [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 9:13 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] We got the FCC's attention...Now it is time to tellCongresswhat you think...RIGHT NOW Instructions included in everydetail I'm a little confused John. We are supposed to email Frannie our name business location and she's gonna send the letter? Or we're supposed to print the letter and sign it and send it ourselves? And we should call our reps and tell their staff member who takes calls for them why we should have unlicensed tv channels for broadband use. Last time I called one of those congressmen, it was one of their staff that talked to me about the issue. Exactly what channels are we talking here? George John Scrivner wrote: This is a new request! This is not the same one as last time! PLEASE READ THIS RIGHT NOW **If you are on other lists regarding unlicensed broadband then please forward this message to every list you know of so we get 100% of this industry to do this PLEASE!** I recently sent you an e-mail asking you to submit comments to the FCC on the 04-186 - Unlicensed Operation in the TV Broadcast Bands. Over one hundred of you responded! That was step one. Now we NEED to tell CONGRESS that we need this spectrum so we can force the FCC to review your comments This will take about 10 minutes of your time and we can't drop the ball now -- this is a VERY RARE opportunity for our industry. Here’s the problem. This proceeding, as you all can see, is a HUGE opportunity for our industry. BUT, the FCC Chairman may never complete the job unless he gets a push from Congress. Congress has a chance next week to do exactly that. We need to make sure they do. We're working with Free Press, the New America Foundation, Consumers Union and other organizations who are lobbying the Congress to open this spectrum to unlicensed use. Below I've pasted some instructions. But if you need help with the call or more information about how to speak with your Senate staff, you can call Frannie Wellings at Free Press at 202-265-1490 x 21. She is very nice and wants us to win this. Call her for any assistance you may need. Here is what you can do to help: 1) Email Frannie with your name/company name, city and state served. Her email address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. Just do this right now. She will add your information to the letter located further down the email here. It will go to Congressional committee members who are working on what to do with the digital television transition. This letter should be signed by every WISP in the country. I
