Maybe a better way to do it would be to exclude UNlicensed wireless
providers from Net Neutrality, but include all other wireless providers :-)
Tom DeReggi
RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc
IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband
----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Yunker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 3:56 PM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] WCA Weighs In Against Net Neutrality
The WCA is showing its true colors.. the WCA stands for the interests of
Verizon, AT&T Wireless, Sprint, and the other big Cell Carriers (many of
which incidentally are owned by AT&T, Bell South, and Verizon RBOCs).
With statements like this, I don't believe that the WCA will ever be
looking out for the interests unlicensed WISPs.
If you think that blocking net neutrality is the path to "controlling your
own network", you have missed the entire point. Without effective net
neutrality legislation, the RBOCs and the CableCos will own the internet
and tariff the hell out of the traffic that flows through it. It will be
one more nail in the coffin of the mom-n-pop operator that can't afford to
pay tariffs to get their subscribers access to "premium" content. It will
drive the customers of small operators to switch to the RBOCs and CableCos
because those networks will be the only "fast" networks or the only ones
that have "access" to everything on the internet.
- Larry Yunker
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From: "Peter R." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 12:32 PM
Subject: [WISPA] WCA Weighs In Against Net Neutrality
WCA Weighs In Against Net Neutrality
http://www.telecomweb.com/tnd/17310.html
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The *Wireless Communications Association International* (WCA) has come
down against network-neutrality legislation, joining one of the pressure
groups that has been opposing moves in *Congress
</search/?query=Congress>* on the polarizing issue (/TelecomWeb news
break, /June 15).
Representing about 250 companies in broadband wireless carriage and
manufacturing, WCA has teamed with the recently formed
*NETCompetition.org* group organized by Scott Cleland, president of
*Precursor LLC*, and which bills itself as an "e-forum" for debate but
clearly positions itself among the vocal anti-net-neutrality factions.WCA
claims its motive is to promote growth and innovation in advanced
communications over broadband wireless by protecting the business from
net-neutrality regulation
"With spectrum a scarce and expensive resource, it is imperative that
wireless broadband providers remain free to manage their own networks,"
said WCA President Andrew Kreig in a prepared statement. "Net-neutrality
regulation would discourage innovation and investment in more competitive
broadband choices to all Americans. Our member companies are investing
heavily in WiMAX </search/?query=WiMAX> or other '4G' types of
next-generation broadband competitive alternatives. Our companies are
part of the competitive solution, not part of the regulatory problem."
Other supporters of NETCompetition.org include the *American Cable
Association*, *CTIA-The Wireless Association*, the *National Cable &
Telecommunications* *Association*, the *United States Telecommunications
Association*, *Advance/Neuhouse Communications*, *Alltel*, *AT&T*,
*BellSouth*, *Cingular*, *Comcast*, *Qwest </search/?query=Qwest>
Communications International*, *Sprint*, *Time Warner Cable*, *Verizon
</search/?query=Verizon> Communications* and *Verizon Wireless*.
With the WCA's membership, Cleland remarks that next-generation wireless
broadband companies are concerned net neutrality regulation would
discourage investment, adding, "More innovation and competition are the
antidotes for net-neutrality concerns, not backward-looking government
micromanagement."
The development comes after key *House* committees and a full House floor
vote passed a new video-franchise and telecom bills after defeating
repeated amendment attempts to codify stronger net-neutrality laws and to
give the *Federal Communications Commission* greater powers.
The debate over net neutrality - with many pro and con pressure groups
frantically trying to get attention - now turns to the *Senate *Committee
on Commerce Science and Technology, where a massive communications-reform
bill also allegedly lacks strong net-neutrality provisos as well as to
the Senate Judiciary Committee that is considering separate net
neutrality bills in an antitrust, anti-monopoly context (/see related
stories in today's Telecom Policy Report/).
The Senate Commerce Committee may mark up its draft on Thursday
(reschuled from tomorrow) while Senate Judiciary's Subcommittee on
Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights that same afternoon has
slated a hearing on the impact of the proposed AT&T/BellSouth merger (in
light of consolidating telcos becoming a factor in the net-neutrality
fight).
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Regards,
Peter
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