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Richard, I would suggest an amendment to your 1A and 1B proposals section (ii) changed from an operator of equipment providing approved indirect connections. to an operator of equipment providing approved indirect connections with at least one active member connection Depending on how your legalese translates, this could cover a fiber provider not otherwise associated with the exchange, eg a provider who leases wave service or dark fiber to connect the 511 fabric to a remote colo switch. With proposal 1A you could have both the switch operator and the fiber owner as members. With proposal 1B you could have the switch operator (unless it's an official MICE switch), the fiber owner, and the colo facility all of which could be separate companies. Also, are we afraid of using the term "switch" instead of the generic term "equipment?" Are there situations where there is member connectivity that does not involve the use of a switch specifically? Are just preparing in case ATM makes a move to over? 53 bytes FTW! ________________________________ From: MICE Discuss [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Richard Laager [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Friday, March 27, 2015 3:13 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [MICE-DISCUSS] MICE Governance Documents I would still like to see operators of remote switches (e.g. Mankato Networks) be allowed to be members. PROPOSAL 1A: In order to qualify for membership, a member shall be: (i) an operator of an Internet Protocol network which has one or more direct, or approved indirect, connections to Midwest Internet Cooperative Exchange LLC’s (the “Company”) switches; or (ii) an operator of equipment providing approved indirect connections. PROPOSAL 1B: [ If we feel it is important to allow for Cologix (and similar companies in the future) to be members, then... ] In order to qualify for membership, a member shall be: (i) an operator of an Internet Protocol network which has one or more direct, or approved indirect, connections to Midwest Internet Cooperative Exchange LLC’s (the “Company”) switches; (ii) an operator of equipment providing approved indirect connections; or (iii) an operator of a colocation data center in which the Company's switches are located. I'd like to see this sentence change: CURRENT: A member may be elected or appointed to membership by the Board. PROPOSAL 2A: A member may be elected or appointed to membership. PROPOSAL 2B: A member may be elected to membership by the members or appointed to membership by the Board. -- Richard ________________________________ To unsubscribe from the MICE-DISCUSS list, click the following link: http://lists.iphouse.net/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=MICE-DISCUSS&A=1