I have contacted my representatives to express my support for Rep. Stupak's
efforts.
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Mike Hammett
Intelligent Computing Solutions
http://www.ics-il.com
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From: "Peter R." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 5:17 PM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] from WISPA's home page....
Mark Koskenmaki wrote:
We're flying blind, here. None of us small guys have lawers,
consultants,
or super techies who can just "do" this, much less implement the time
constraints and 24/7/365 aspects, etc. And we're wondering why the only
organization devoted to our industry won't even appeal on our behalf to
the
authorities, and try to authoritatively explain to them they've gone far
beyond the capabilities of most of the target networks.
I agree that CALEA is burdensome, so you should be talking about how you
can help Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.).
You spent weeks bitching about it -- now ALL you should be doing is
figuring out how to help him.
BTW, TTP start at $700 or so per month and no upfront.
Solera's box is just $7000, one time (and you could probably finance
that).
Stop reading here because the rest of this is going to peeve you:
I have to say that if you can't afford lawyers, CPA's or techies or
whatever it takes to make your business a business, and you aren't making
a profit (assumed from the $100 in the bank), then maybe you have a hobby
and not a business.
Businesses in America have many, many regulations, laws, guidelines et al
to follow from OSHA, FTC, FCC, Dept. Of Labor, IRS, etc. Too many people
in this business take advice from listservs. And run their "business" like
a hobby. This includes the way they approach the business, how they run
it, and rules they disregard, ignore or don't know about. I don't know too
many other industries like this one. Most are highly regulated. Most have
a barrier to entry.
Could you image if you Googled your doctor and found him asking for advice
about his practice on a public listserv? I would venture that if I was
concerned about health and found all this talk about illegal radios and
high-power, I would worry about cancer rates in my area, find a lawyer,
and sue for jeopardizing my health.
With the looming deadline, I hope that you have asset protection in place.
By that I mean, a business entity separating your personal assets from
your business assets. You will probably find by June 1 that a couple of
businesses have been hit with huge fines for CALEA non-compliance. It's
coming.
Again, work on helping Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.)., but at the same
realize that most of this is too little too late.
- Peter
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