Forwarding this post by Eden Recor on the WISPA Member's List. Please scroll down past my signature an read Eden's post. Eden and approximately 20 other WISPs participated in many meetings with Congressmen/women and Senators last week. Here are some of the articles that have been written over the last week. It was a very busy week and I would like to thank and congratulate all of those who participated.
http://www.wispa.org/news/2012/05/18/small-wireless-broadband-providers-keep ing-pressure-on-fcc-congress http://www.wispa.org/news/2012/05/18/wisps-storm-dc-plead-unlicensed-spectru m-case http://www.wispa.org/news/2012/05/18/wireless-internet-providers-stress-need -for-more-spectrum http://www.wispa.org/news/2012/05/18/wireless-isp-association-wants-more-unl icensed http://www.wispa.org/news/2012/05/21/despite-uncertainty-wireless-isps-plan- to-use-tv-white-spaces We encourage all WISPs to join WISPA <http://signup.wispa.org/> and help our effort as we band together as an industry to fight for national recognition and stimulate the business and regulatory environment in which you all participate. I recently vetted the WISP Directory database and identified 1406 WISP Companies in the directory. Of that, 353 were WISPA Members. Just think what we could do with another 1000 members contributing to our lobbying efforts financially. Many thanks and kudos to Forbes Mercy, who worked tirelessly to put last week's agenda together. Volunteer efforts like he produced over the past couple months are amazing. <http://www.wispa.org/where-there-is-a-wisp-there-is-a-way> Where there is a Wisp, there is a way! Respectfully, Rick Harnish Executive Director WISPA 260-307-4000 cell 866-317-2851 Option 2 WISPA Office Skype: rick.harnish. [email protected] [email protected] (Trina and Rick) I was very happy to attend the WISPA Advocacy Days. Thank you Forbes, for all the work you put into organizing this. It was amazing. All of the offices of congress that we visited were very open to us and I think in general heard our message. For you WISPA members that did not attend, look at the recent news on the wispa.org home page. The messages I heard most often were: Where have you been. We see the mobile wireless, cable and ILEC's here all the time. We did not know you existed and how you are using spectrum. Keep us informed and visit again and often. They did not know the value of unlicensed spectrum. They did not realize the major areas we serve in rural America. Several of the things I took back were: Get every WISP possible to join WISPA. Go talk to you competitors and get them to join. Get every WISP on the National Broadband Map (even if they don't belong to WISPA), to stop the Connect America Fund (replacing USF) from funding your competition. Get Every WISPA member to enter their ZIP codes in the database for the WISPA map. Get involved with local, state and national political entities to tell them who you serve and how you do it. Your personal business stories on your WISP have more impact than any other information source. Meet your congress men and women when they come to town. Invite them and/or their aids to local meetings that involve economic development thru the Internet. Eden Eden Recor Grand County Internet Services 970-627-0034
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