I agree completely with Rick. WISPA Members deserve special access to TV White Space information. WISPA Members have paid their dues (literally) to enable WISPA to lobby (advocate with the FCC) to help create the best TV White Space rules possible given the huge opposition by the TV broadcasters and the mobile broadband companies. Non-Members who wish access to the best of this information still have an opportunity to join WISPA. We will publish specialized TVWS information on a Members-only Wiki.
jack On 9/27/2010 7:18 AM, Rick Harnish wrote: > Charles, > > WISPA has a wiki open to members only. We felt we needed a secure place for > secure content which is privy to members only. It would seem to me that > having a TV Whitespaces FAQ open to the public would make it easy for new > competition to enter the marketplace. Are you sure you want to make it > public? Our members dues have paid for the lobbying costs involved in > making an impact on the TV Whitespaces decision. I doubt if the members who > invest $250 annually for dues would appreciate "giving away" the knowledge > base involved in TV Whitespaces to every Tom, Dick and Harry who decides > they can start a WISP on TV Whitespaces because they have read a FAQ. > > I may be wrong in my assumptions here, but I do hope you consider the > possible ramifications to your business and other WISPs who have invested > much of their own money and hard work to build their businesses to where > they are today. > > The idea is grand, but to me, it makes more sense for all WISPs to join > WISPA and keep some of this information out of the public eye. It seems > like a very small investment to make for the "insurance" of knowing that our > hard work isn't subsidizing competition. > > Respectfully, > > Rick Harnish > Executive Director > WISPA > 260-307-4000 cell > 866-317-2851 WISPA Office > Skype: rick.harnish. > [email protected] > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Charles n wyble >> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 10:01 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [WISPA] Whitespaces faq >> >> Does wispa have a wiki open to the public? If not I would be happy to >> host one. >> >> I want to write a whitespaces faq and then we can avoid these threads >> over and over. :) >> >> Who wants to work on a faq with me? >> -- >> from the desk of Charles wyble >> ceo& president known element enterprises >> xmpp/sip/smtp: [email protected] >> legacy pstn: 818 280 7059 >> >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >> --------- >> 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! 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/ > > -- Jack Unger - President, Ask-Wi.Com, Inc. Next Wireless 101 Training - San Jose - September 23 <http://www.moonblinkwifi.com/pd-wireless-101-training-on-september-23---24.cfm> Serving the Broadband Wireless, Networking and Telecom Communities since 1993 www.ask-wi.com 818-227-4220 [email protected] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
