Message from the Board of Directors
This has been a challenging year for our association. Late in 2011 the largest member company, AT&T, withdrew their membership citing financial reasons and the remaining member companies face significant regulatory uncertainty. These challenges require us to refocus our effort and prepare for the future.
Recently, your Board of Directors determined we needed to chart a new strategic direction. We need to know who CalCom is, and what we plan to become. To begin the process, Board members met in late January at an off-site retreat location where we engaged in a strategic direction planning session. These sessions were professionally facilitated and were followed up by another lengthy session during the recent Tech Expo.
At the retreat, we discussed expanding the membership and the direction of our association. This will require further in-depth development with input from all members. Emphasis should be placed on transition into a premier broadband communications association that:
- seeks more and greater partnerships;
- empowers, benefits, educates and informs its members;
- promotes common interests;
- embraces the challenges of changing technologies;
- accelerates broadband adoption; and,
- advocates for consumers.
The Board is giving serious consideration to opening up the membership to a wider array of telecommunications service providers, including CLEC’s, ISP’s, Education and Research, Healthcare, and Native Americans.
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Chairman’s Welcome
The California Communications Association is justly proud of its rich heritage in the communications industry. And we’re excited to be in the forefront of technological change as CalCom members and the communities they serve advance into the 21st Century.
As Chairman and CEO of CalCom, I welcome you to the CalCom website. Take a moment to learn about CalCom and its members, the communities they serve and the challenges they face. I hope, too, you’ll return for future visits to see the many new and sweeping changes we are undertaking to enhance your user experience and better-enable CalCom to fulfill its mission:
- To serve as an industry forum
- To provide education and technical resources and support
- To advocate for sound public policy
• Is your company hiring?
• Do you need help advertising the position to the right niche of candidates from the telecommunications industry?
Send information about the position to CalCom and we will post it on our online ‘JOB BOARD’. Your posting will remain active for as long as the job is available, no need to renew it! Check out what is currently posted at http://calcomassn.org/inside-calcom/job-board/
Send your job description and contact information to Mariann Loomis at mariann.loomis@surewest.net
CalCom Chairman Drake Announces Assemblymember Joan Buchanan as 2011 Legislator-of-the-Year
On behalf of the CalCom Board of Directors, its Member Companies, and the many Associate Members from the supplier community, I am most-pleased to recognize Assemblymember Joan Buchanan as the 2011 CalCom Legislator of the Year.
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