Then I agree.
---------- 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: Monday, July 14, 2008 10:18 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Topic change - Trade Association Was:Report:FCCtoPunishComcast Over Web Blocking >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! 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