This is a sample copy of what I just sent my representative.... Use it, edit it, discard it... just send something...
Also, please don't bombard me with what you think I should have or should not have stated.... I'm just trying to give others a starting point of something they can elaborate on...... http://www.house.gov/writerep/ ==================================================== Sample Letter: I would like to take a moment to urge you to support an upcoming piece of legislation being introduced by Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI); this legislation should exempt small broadband and wireless internet providers from the undue burden and expense of being CALEA (Carrier Assistance for Law Enforcement Agencies) compliant. The financial implications of this compliance request can easily cost $1000's of dollars a month for a solution that meets the compliance requirements; As a rural provider of Internet services we are doing good to make a small profit, as the broadband offerings are becoming more and more less expensive, the margins are continually narrowing. Having to become CALEA compliant, will throw is into a potential financial turmoil. In the past 10 years, we have never been served with a wiretap request. We service some 400 people in Eastern North Carolina and can not afford the requirements that have been placed on our ISP. Please support this legislation by co-sponsoring or endorsing this measure. I'm not aware of the HR number, but have been told it is coming. Regards, Thomas Carter -- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
