Butch,
Thanks for taking the time to reply with a well thought out professional
response to my questions.
> Those are just 2 examples, both of which were posted right here on
> this free list.
>
Sorry if what I was asking didn't come across the correct way. I am not
worried about the monetary value of what membership gives, that information
has been well advertised. There seems to be great support from vendors and
such to WISPA members.
> >Looking from the outside it doesn't always appear that the ORG is
> >able to uphold the code of ethics. This is mainly based off of
> >discussions held on the freelist. I see comments from members,
> >officers of the ORG that I feel do not uphold the above listed
> >items from the code of ethics.
>
> I'd really like to understand what you see that makes this a true
> statement.
>
Just read some of the responses to this discussion that has been going on. I
think it is pretty obvious. Or if its not maybe I am reading more into
comments than I should be, if thats the case I apologize as I mentioned in
my previous post it is very difficult to interpret someones tone when
reading an email.
Here is a quote that I take as being non professional and I definalty don't
think comments like this do anything to support WISPA, our industry and in
my opinion do nothing to add any credibility to WISP's in general.
Quote
""You've got this backward Peter.
""The question is, what value to they bring to WISPA?
Unquote.
> I am not gonna "sell" you the organization. But I will work on
> answering this a little.
>
> 1. WISPA is right now working on a standard that will make CALEA
> safe harbor VERY INEXPENSIVE for WISPs. Not just members. This is
> an INDUSTRY solution.
Does WISPA seek input from members when dealing with issues like this? Or is
everything decided by a group of officers? In other words how does the ORG
run on a day to day basis, how are decisions made, how does it decide what
battles to fight, how does it determine what stance to take on issues?
>
> 2. WISPA has been urging WISPs to file the 477 forms, which is
> important because it will make us, as an industry, a larger portion
> of the broadband deployment in the US (statistically) as far as the
> government is concerned. Why is this important? Besides being the
> law, government is working to insure that "every American has access
> to broadband". If we are providing that service in an area and they
> don't know about it, they will still work on a way to get that
> access available.
>
> 3. WISPA has urged (on several occasions) WISPs to file comments on
> various spectrum issues that would be beneficial to WISPs. WISPA
> has (as an organization) filed comments as well. Because we don't
> have the $$ to hire a lobby, this is the best effort in this regard.
>
> Now it's time to ask YOU what YOU have done for our industry. Have
> you filed comments on the issues that will impact your business?
> For the most part, over the past couple of years WISPA has. Have
> you filed your 477?
Yes I have been sending in our 477 since it came out.
Tincans Wireless Internet
Yes I have commented on issues to the FCC with regards our industry. Some I
have heard about on this list and some I have heard about elsewhere.
>
> If you're not going to join, then just don't join. Stop making
> excuses about "what are you doing"...You claim to be on the list
> since the beginning and you can't see what's been happening? What
> advantage does WISPA offer you? Give me a break. WISPA has done a
> LOT, considering the $$ that they have to work with. Either join or
> don't, but stop acting as though you need to be "sold" because you
> can't find anything on the website giving you what the value of
> WISPA is.
>
> FWIW, I do agree that WISPA needs to do a better job of selling
> itself on the website, but the point (in your case) is that you are
> just using it as an excuse, IMO.
>
>
Again Butch thanks for taking the time to respond in a professional,
productive manner. I am sure it looks as if I am making excuses not to join,
but if that was the case I wouldn't be here to begin with, it would not be
worth my energy/time if I was not truly intersted in joining and supporting
WISPA. I just have questions about how the ORG operates on a day to day
basis, how decisions are made, where does the average joe fit in, etc etc.
Thanks,
Chadd Thompson
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