I can tell you that I have talked to wisps that want nothing to do with
FCC, 477, CALEA or anyone that wants to know about their business.
So there is quite a large percentage that will not show up on the radar.
It would be hard to imagine that the supply chain to this industry would
survive if there was not 1000's of wisps buying continuously.
One of the things I've asked the board to do is to hire a wispa rep and
to have that person start calling isp's across the nation, informing
them of wispa, and gaining some membership.
This would give us much better insight in to who, where and how many.
Maybe after the election, we can again take up this subject.
George
Peter R. wrote:
And that was 2004.
I'm not arguing just to argue. This is a soapbox, so delete and move on
if you want.
When you go to the Feds and say that there are 6000 and only 400 have
reported, that doesn't bode well for anyone.
It makes the Feds nervous. It shines an ugly light on this so-called
Industry.
As Powell has stated it is way easier to deal with 12 companies using
the same platforms than 1000's using many platforms. And Gonzo and
K-Mart feel the same way (since they take their cues from the Roving 3).
And when the gov't wants control and CALEA and surveillance and etc. and
they can't get cooperation from this Industry, what do you think will
happen?
They will pick up a pen and wipe it out.
But, Marlon, as I mentioned off-list, going through my Florida ISP
database, about 40% are gone and some that are in business are not an
ISP any longer.
- Peter
Lonnie Nunweiler wrote:
Except that the SAME wisps were dealing with the top 5 or 6 vendors,
so your count is quite inflated.
Lonnie
On 4/20/07, Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
In case you missed it in an earlier email.
I called the top 5 or 6 vendors in the WISP space and pestered them till
they told me how many providers they had on the books as WISPs.
MUCH more accurate than the 477 and a similar or more comprehensive
effort
by the FCC would take someone all over a day or two.
That help?
Marlon
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