I meant to say the WORK WISPA did with CALEA was a good thing, not that CALEA was a good thing for WISPA.
Frank ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Hammett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 10:04 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Topic change - Trade Association Was: Report:FCCtoPunishComcast Over Web Blocking >I see the value in reporting. I see the value in what WISPA did after CALEA > was a requirement. I don't see the value in CALEA itself. > > > ---------- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Frank Muto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 11:06 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Topic change - Trade Association Was: Report: > FCCtoPunishComcast Over Web Blocking > > >> You don't get it. CALEA was a good thing for WISPA and its members. You >> need to understand that you pick the battles you feel >> you can win. WISPA has gained a good amount of respect from the FCC, but >> this is only one of many battle fronts WISP's are up >> against. >> >> The FIGHT for US battle cry you comment on takes money, time and a good >> amount off leg work to make things work. You are >> dealing with a bureau that has many different levels of staffing, it can >> take weeks to know who to talk to, when and if they >> will talk to you, will it be ex-parte or not, etc, etc, etc. >> >> Understand that the RBOCs and other companies are clamoring for the eyes >> and ears of those a the FCC, as WISPs need to get >> to.The fight is not only on the federal level, but also at the state and >> local levels as well. >> >> >> Frank >> >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 6:36 PM >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Topic change - Trade Association Was: Report: FCC >> toPunishComcast Over Web Blocking >> >> >>> >>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >>> <insert witty tagline here> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Frank Muto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >>> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 8:53 AM >>> Subject: [WISPA] Topic change - Trade Association Was: Report: FCC to >>> PunishComcast Over Web Blocking >>> >>> >>>> >>>> I will got out here and say it. There is NO excuse not to support WISPA, >>>> NONE! So for all of you on this general list not >>>> supporting WISPA, you are losing out on an opportunity to make your >>>> livelihood last and support your families for years to >>>> come. $25 a month is a small price to pay for some representation in a >>>> industry that is supporting yourself and families. I >>>> am sure you can find that much on wasted expenses every month. >>> >>> >>> Yes, there is. Until the current leadership gets their head out of the >>> sand and starts fighting FOR US, instead of playing the FCC's patsy, I >>> will >>> not give them another dollar. >>> >>> When the boys came back from DC and posting to the lists that "CALEA" and >>> the reporting mandates were good things, I could no longer in good >>> conscience give them another dollar to use to use AGAINST US. Whatever >>> they did or said in DC on that topic, IN NO WAY REPRESENTED ME OR THE >>> INTERESTS OF MY BUSINESS OR MY FUTURE. >>> >>> When I saw certain WISPA leadership glom onto the idea of a CALEA mandate >>> being an opportunity to extract more money and blackmail more >>> memberships, I >>> was immediately convinced that they were in it FOR THEM, and not us. I >>> even saw posting by someone who said that CALEA would be good for WISPA. >>> Not good for the members = good for WISPA? >>> >>> Hell NO! I will not play that game. >>> >>> We got local, state and federal governemnt playing that game, why would I >>> voluntarily add WISPA to it? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> WISPA Wants You! 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