A-Men, all this $hit started years ago and I do not know if a Democrat or Republican was in office when it started. All I know is that the FCC has been behind the big guys for at least close to 10 years or longer! Time for a change.
Scottie ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Faisal Imtiaz" <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected], WISPA General List <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:43:13 -0400 >I don't have a problem with what you have stated... however your first >sentence is rather in-accurate... > >"The operating ideology of the current Congress, President, and >associated agencies which deeply affect our business," > >Ask any of the Wireline Service Providers, they will tell you things >started many years ago... what you are seeing is the result of actions >taken by the previous administration... > >If you state your message as in "Hey the Gov has been moving in a >direction that is going to put us on the short end of the stick".. I am >sure you are not going to get much argument... and also be prepared to >answer the next question..."What should we be doing about it ?" > >I don't know if your are doing this on purpose or without realizing... >when you start attributing what is happening now to the current >administration ....then guess what Pal.. you are showing up pretty late >to the party.... > >Throwing tantrums about politics on the list, is what most folks get >annoyed with.... While, Stating facts about a bill that has been passed, >and about what obligations it produces on all of us in the years down >the road is valid and valuable info......presenting it as a 'we are >getting snookerd by the current folks in charge', is like crying over >split milk. > >Go back and look at the FCC for the past 12 years, and one cannot help >realize that they have never been 'friends' of the smaller service >providers, weather it was Republicans in charge or Democrats. >Republicans have clearly demonstrated, that they like to support Big Business >who give them a lot of money and promise them cushy jobs after >they get out of office... The Democrats tend to look thru thier Rose >colored glasses, on behalf of the people, as if they know what is good >for them. > >Guess what.. if you are a small business, service provider, you get screwed >either way... > >Want to convert your frustrations into action ? go make Trips to DC and >give your favorite representative an earful. > >Faisal > >---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- >From: "MDK" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: WISPA General List <[email protected]> >Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:13:21 -0700 > >>The operating ideology of the current Congress, President, and >associated agencies which deeply affect our business, our industry, our >ability to even BE in business is definitely of no concern when it comes >to us as wireless operators. >> >>Got it. >> >>And with that I remind you that sticking your head in the sand does NOT >stop the waves from crashing over you. >> >>This is the single most important thing, PERIOD, in our long term >ability to remain in business, feed ourselves, etc. Yet, it is >"bothersome" to you all? >> >>I am dumbfounded. Discussions about WiMax vs UBNT vs 802.11 or >license-lite or even the best networking standards and construction >standards are all important, but they mean absolutely nothing if we >experience a global version of Greece and Portugal's recent little >debacles. Do you know how far we are from it? Inches. Literally. >The United States government has a lower credit rating than a number of >large financial firms. If you do not comprehend what that means, and >how utterly imperative it is that WHOLESALE political change happen >IMMEDIATELY, then you're just whistling in the dark. >> >>This list, if it manages to survive after one of those, will be little >more than each of us sharing our "collapse" story. >> >>How that can possibly be separated from "business", and we're all in >"business" is... well, it cannot be. Either we become political, or we >all suffer. >> >>Currency collapse, or national default would INSTANTLY end most >importation ,and we, as WISP's would be so utterly out of luck - and out >of everything else, too. >> >>If you're going to be so closed minded as to think you need pay no >attention, then you deserve the consequences. >> >>But I DO NOT deserve the consequences of your failure to use a little >gray matter, nor does anyone else. As businesspeople, WE ARE >supposedly the leadership of our nation. There IS NO SPACE between >business and politics at this moment. Business IS politics, as the >politicians have decided to control business and the economy. I don't >care if you don't like it. I don't care if you want to pretend you can >ignore it. I don't care if you don't agree with my ideology, but >unless we are ALL willing to stick up for our ability to operate a >business, we'll have none. >> >>I have NOT gone looking for this fight. YOU did not go looking for >this fight. They brought the fight to us, and we're now the bad guys >in the world. They brought the fight, they brought the big guns ,and >they bring the laws, and they have brought into almost every detail of >your daily business now. Why on earth do you think you can 'put it on >another list'? There's not some other plane of business we can >operate on where reality isn't going to intrude. >> >>Welcome to hell. Either we all fight like it, or we're all going to >live like it. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >>Neofast, Inc, Making internet easy >>541-969-8200 509-386-4589 >>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> >> >>From: Jack Unger >>Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 8:47 AM >>To: WISPA General List >>Subject: Re: [WISPA] [Fwd: You're going to love this... New IRS rules] >> >> >>Hello RickG, >> >>Thank-you for expressing your opinion. The following is my opinion. >> >>The tax information from WISPA's accountant that Rick Harnish followed >up with and provided to the list is certainly useful and authoritative >information that every WISP should know. >> >>Posters to this free (open to non-Members) list and to any WISPA list >for that matter need to have the maturity to understand the difference >between useful business-related information and personal, opinionated >political posturing. Mark Koskenmaki has unfortunately demonstrated over >and over again throughout the years that he is unable to separate his >WISP business-related posts from his personal, anti-government political >posts. I addressed my concern about his latest post in a private, off- >list email to Rick Harnish. >> >>I won't waste anyone's time by re-posting Mark's latest political >ranting that I consider to be wildly out-of-line. I will however >continue to speak up when serial offenders such as Mark (i.e., "muddy >frogwater") continue to post content on WISPA lists that, in reality, >belongs elsewhere, on a political list. >> >> >> >>----------------------------------------------------------------------- >--------- >>WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>http://signup.wispa.org/ >>----------------------------------------------------------------------- >--------- >> >>WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >> >>Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >>Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >WISPA Wants You! 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