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-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Hammett Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 1:26 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] ****Plea for TV Whitespaces Comments!**** Is there a search feature for the comments? ---------- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -------------------------------------------------- From: "Rick Harnish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 10:32 AM To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Motorola Canopy User Group'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "'WISPA Board Members List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'STEPHEN E. CORAN'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'WISPA's FCC Committee'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [WISPA] ****Plea for TV Whitespaces Comments!**** > Wispa Members and List Users, > > > > Yesterday, WISPA filed our Ex Parte Comments for FCC Docket 04-186, > Unlicensed Operation in the TV Broadcast Bands Additional Spectrum for > unlicensed devices below 900 MHz and in the 3 GHz band. The submission > can > be found at > http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?native_or_pdf=pdf > <http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?native_or_pdf=pdf&id_docume > nt=6520176838> &id_document=6520176838. Please review our comments first. > Jack Unger, Steve Coran of Rini/Coran and the entire FCC Committee spent > hours lobbying, discussing, researching and writing these comments which > encourage unlicensed use of the TV Whitespaces which will be opened up in > Feb. 2009 due to the Digital TV transition. We owe all of these people > many > thanks and it is our responsibility to support their efforts by submitting > our support through individual comments. > > > > While reviewing the comments on the FCC website this morning, it became > apparent to me that there is stiff competition from the AV industry > against > this proposal. I reviewed nearly 300 comments from people all over the US > in opposition to this FCC proposal. I did see several which supported the > use of these bands for Wireless Broadband but we are heavily outnumbered. > There are currently over 30,000 comments filed under this docket. Others > see how important this is, our industry needs to understand it as well. > > > > It is my responsibility to all of the WISP operators to encourage each of > you to file your comments in full support of the WISPA Ex Parte Comments > or > at least partial support with clarification if you oppose some part of our > comments. I will be filing my comments as soon as I finish this email. > This is a huge opportunity for each of us to help educate the FCC > commissioners on the importance of opening up this valuable spectrum to > unlicensed (light licensed) operation for wireless broadband. You can > review all comments at > http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/websql/prod/ecfs/comsrch_v2.hts?ws_mode=ret > rieve_list > <http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/websql/prod/ecfs/comsrch_v2.hts?ws_mode=re > trieve_list&id_proceeding=04-186> &id_proceeding=04-186. > > > > Please go to > http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs/Upload?hot_docket=1009000856|04-186|TV+White+S > paces > <http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs/Upload?hot_docket=1009000856|04-186|TV+White+ > Spaces&Send=Continue> &Send=Continue to file your comments today. The > deadline is quickly approaching with the FCC Commissioners set to > publicize > the rules for these bands on November 4th. It is essential that you take > 5-10 minutes out of your busy schedule today or tomorrow to write and file > your comments. > > > > Rick Harnish > > President > > WISPA > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
