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<title>Service Provider Trade Association Comparison</title>
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<h6>Independent ISP Trade Group Comparison</h6>
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<td></td>
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<td><a href="http://wispa.org/"><img src="http://www.wispa.org/Portals/37/Images/Logos/wispa-logo.png?ver=2015-02-27-084824-570" alt="WISPA" width=128></a></td>
<td><a href="http://fispa.org/"><img src="http://www.fispa.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Fispa_final.png" alt="FISPA" width=128></a></td>
<td><a href="http://incompas.org/"><img src="http://www.incompas.org/images/theme/logo-new.png" alt="Incompas" width=128></td>
<td><a href="http://ntca.org/"><img src="http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnfull/20130910/DC77128LOGO" alt="NTCA" width=128></a></td>
<td><a href="http://americancable.org/"><img src="https://media.licdn.com/mpr/mpr/shrink_200_200/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAJLAAAAJDQyYWNjNTBkLTBjZDMtNGY2MC04NGQ5LWUyYmI1OTIyNjBjMg.png" alt="ACA" width=128></a></td>
<td><a href="http://ccamobile.org/"><img src="https://ccamobile.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/CCALogo_White_200x100.png" style="background-color:#666666" alt="CCA" width=128></a></td>
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<th>Formal organization</th>
<td><span class="no">✖</span></td>
<td><span class="yes">✔</span></td>
<td><span class="yes">✔</span></td>
<td><span class="yes">✔</span></td>
<td><span class="yes">✔</span></td>
<td><span class="yes">✔</span></td>
<td><span class="yes">✔</span></td>
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<th>Conference / trade show</th>
<td><span class="no">✖</span> (last one in 2015)</td>
<td><span class="yes">✔</span></td>
<td><span class="yes">✔</span></td>
<td><span class="yes">✔</span></td>
<td><span class="yes">✔</span></td>
<td><span class="yes">✔</span></td>
<td><span class="yes">✔</span></td>
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<th>Mailing list(s)</th>
<td><span class="yes">✔</span></td>
<td><span class="yes">✔</span></td>
<td><span class="yes">✔</span></td>
<td><span class="no">✖</span></td>
<td><span class="no">✖</span></td>
<td><span class="no">✖</span></td>
<td><span class="no">✖</span></td>
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<th>Average member size</th>
<td>Tiny</td>
<td>Small</td>
<td>Medium</td>
<td>Large</td>
<td>Large</td>
<td>Large</td>
<td>Large</td>
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<th>Member description</th>
<td>WISPs</td>
<td>WISPs</td>
<td>ISPs and small CLECs</td>
<td>CLECs</td>
<td>Rural ILECs</td>
<td>Small/medium<BR>cable operators</td>
<td>Small/medium<BR>cellular operators</td>
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<th>Association size</th>
<td>Small</td>
<td>Large</td>
<td>Small</td>
<td>Medium</td>
<td>Medium</td>
<td>Medium</td>
<td>Small</td>
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<th>Executive Director / CEO</th>
<td>BDFL Chuck McCown</td>
<td>Claude Aiken</td>
<td>no one :(</td>
<td>Chip Pickering</td>
<td>Shirley Bloomfield</td>
<td>Matthew M. Polka</td>
<td>Steven K. Berry</td>
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<th>WISP</th>
<td><span class="yes">✔</span></td>
<td><span class="yes">✔</span></td>
<td><span class="no">✖</span></td>
<td><span class="no">✖</span></td>
<td><span class="no">✖</span></td>
<td><span class="no">✖</span></td>
<td><span class="no">✖</span></td>
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<th>Fiber</th>
<td><span class="yes">✔</span></td>
<td><span class="yes">✔</span></td>
<td><span class="yes">✔</span></td>
<td><span class="yes">✔</span></td>
<td><span class="yes">✔</span></td>
<td><span class="no">✖</span></td>
<td><span class="no">✖</span></td>
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<th>Telco</th>
<td><span class="no">✖</span></td>
<td><span class="no">✖</span></td>
<td><span class="yes">✔</span></td>
<td><span class="yes">✔</span></td>
<td><span class="yes">✔</span></td>
<td><span class="no">✖</span></td>
<td><span class="no">✖</span></td>
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<th>Lobbying/PAC</th>
<td><span class="no">✖</span></td>
<td><span class="yes">✔</span></td>
<td><span class="no">✖</span></td>
<td><span class="yes">✔</span></td>
<td><span class="yes">✔</span></td>
<td><span class="yes">✔</span></td>
<td><span class="yes">✔</span></td>
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<th>DSL/cable reseller program</th>
<td><span class="no">✖</span></td>
<td><span class="no">✖</span></td>
<td><span class="maybe">(ending)</span></td>
<td><span class="no">✖</span></td>
<td><span class="no">✖</span></td>
<td><span class="no">✖</span></td>
<td><span class="no">✖</span></td>
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<th>HR services (employee health/savings plans)</th>
<td><span class="no">✖</span></td>
<td><span class="maybe">(starting)</span></td>
<td><span class="no">✖</span></td>
<td><span class="no">✖</span></td>
<td><span class="yes">✔</span></td>
<td><span class="no">✖</span></td>
<td><span class="no">✖</span></td>
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