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July 11th, 2018 | Issue 11
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WISPA Event Updates
89 Days Til WISPAPALOOZA 2018
THERE'S STILL TIME TO REGISTER FOR TODAY'S 2PM EDT #WISPAwebinar
CBRS Past Present and Future
CBRS: Past, Present, and Future
#WISPAwebinar

Get the latest on the policies and rules for the Citizens Broadband Radio Service, with an update on where the new licensing rules may be headed. WISPA President Claude Aiken will host Steve Coran, WISPA's Washington Counsel for this live 1-hour webinar.

Areas to be covered:  
• CBRS Rules
• Policies
• Status
FCC
WISPA CALLS FOR INCREASED SHARING OF PRIME SPECTRUM, OPPOSES GLOBALSTAR REQUEST FOR INQUIRY
Washington, DC – The Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (WISPA) filed comments at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in two important proceedings.  

CALL FOR STATE COORDINATORS

From WISPA President Claude Aiken:

Over the coming year, I'd really like to get our state coordinators more active and engaged. There are a lot of things that happen at the state level that would really benefit from some strong state coordinators.

We need WISPA members interested as serving as a state coordinator for the following states: 
  • Arizona
  • Georgia
  • Iowa
  • Louisiana
  • Minnesota
  • Nebraska
  • New Mexico
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • West Virginia

Would be helpful if you know and have good relationships with other WISPs in the state, and are interested in getting involved with state and local leadership in your state.

If you're interested, please contact Garth Nicholas and myself so that we can get you signed up.

Thanks,
Claude
WISPA on CBRS
WISPA IS IN THE MIDST OF ITS MOST AGGRESSIVE ADVOCACY EFFORT EVER.
ICYMI: Recent News Clips
FCC Commissioner
EXECUTIVES TO WATCH: WISPA PRESIDENT CLAUDE AIKEN LISTED AMONG "13 RISING STARS OF WIRELESS"

"Here it is: The 13 executives the FierceWireless editorial team thinks are on the rise in wireless in 2018. These are the executives who have ascended into the spotlight, who are working to make significant contributions to the industry and who may well make a meaningful impact in their chosen space."


“Wireless internet service providers are facing both their most significant opportunities and challenges since the industry was born more than a quarter of a century ago,” writes antenna engineer Justin Pollock in  AGL Media . “Fortunately, the Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (WISPA), the industry’s advocacy group, recently stepped up its marketing game to match its lobbying efforts in Washington.”

UNLICENSED SPECTRUM: Debate over Interference in the 5GHz Band

It’s been four years since the FCC voted to make 100MHz of spectrum in the 5Ghz band available for unlicensed use, but one incumbent user says it has recently measured a “dramatic rise” in the 5.1 GHz noise level.

CBRS PROFITABILITY REPORT: Wireless ISP Could Break Even in Year 3

A wireless internet service provider (WISP) could break even on an investment in CBRS band technology within three years, according to a CBRS profitability analysis from Senza Fili Consulting. By year 5, the analysis shows the WISP earning a profit margin of 51%.

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