With $50 billion in revenue they can give at least one to the little guys. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373
On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 7:59 PM, Bill Lentz <[email protected]> wrote: > Everyone in the group especially those directly involved with the FCC should > be excited about today’s announcement. I know from personal call’s I > received some cellular carriers were not happy with the direction the FCC > took on White Spaces. This should really benefit rural America and open up > opportunities for WISP operators. > > Bill Lentz/CTO > > www.certifiedinstallationassociates.com > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Rick Harnish > Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 6:07 PM > To: [email protected]; 'WISPA General List'; [email protected] > Subject: [WISPA Members] Today is a Momentous Day for our Industry - > Sept.23rd, 2010 > > > > Today’s FCC decision to open up the TV Whitespaces for unlicensed operations > is a decision that validates the WISP industry, WISPA, it’s members and the > “grassroots” efforts we have achieved since our birth in 2004. I would like > to thank all of the WISP operators who have joined this movement and have > supported our efforts to improve our industry’s stake in the Broadband > Service business landscape. > > > > WISPA isn’t a business; it is a well defined “association” of member > companies that have common interests and a drive to improve their > businesses. It is quite remarkable what we can all do when we combine our > forces. Today’s M&O on the TV Whitespaces included “WISPA” 88 times! We > (WISPA) are now a household name with most of the lobbying groups (both > opposition and supporters) in the broadband industry, the FCC and many > legislators. We still need to work on the legislative lobbying effort and > that will take each of our members to write to their congressman and > senators, meet them personally and tell them our stories and successes. > Although it may be out of many operator’s comfort zone, it should be noted > that they (legislators) all get up and get dressed every morning just like > you and I. They are often former neighbors and have a passion to serve > their local service areas, just like we do. We need to befriend these > influential people and relay our passion to extend broadband ubiquitously. > > > > We estimate there are 2000-3000 WISPs in the USA. Nearly 400 have joined > and support WISPA. We can further benefit our industry with greater > participation from those who continue to sit on the sidelines. We invite > those WISPs to join the rest of the operators by joining WISPA at > http://signup.wispa.org. By joining WISPA, you become a co-owner of WISPA > with all of the other members. Incidentally, I just received a call from > Francois Menard, a very astute operator in Canada, who will be joining WISPA > very soon. He thanked WISPA for our hard work and he would like to get a > similar organization started in Canada or get more Canadian WISP companies > to join WISPA. There is absolutely no reason why we cannot duplicate what > we have achieved to assist our neighbors to the north with greater > effectiveness. > > > > The telecom world is heating up, debate is dynamic and everlasting! Our > work and lobbying continues or we will fade away through legislation without > representation. We MUST speak up to hold our ground and seek new fertile > ground. I work hard each day to stimulate the industry I so dearly love. I > invite you to join our efforts. The technical talk is fine and needed, but > without a playing field to place the infrastructure and achieve business > success, the technical talk is all a moot point. > > > > Respectfully, > > > > Rick Harnish > > Executive Director > > WISPA > > 260-307-4000 cell > > 866-317-2851 WISPA Office > > Skype: rick.harnish. > > [email protected] > > > > _______________________________________________ > > WISPA Membership Mailing 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/
