Ongo Alliance

“The organization delegates the majority of operations secretariat duties to the management company, vital technical marketing, inc. Including but not limited to administration of the majority of meetings, assistance with membership duties and all financial duties.”

“There are four tiers of membership in the ongo alliance: sponsor, full, adopter, and advisor. Sponsor members automatically receive a board seat and have all rights of membership (i.e. Vote on technical standards, participate in working groups, etc.). The full membership also has all membership rights and gets to elect two full members to the board of directors. The adopter level members only have the right to see final work products and can request observer eligibility for work groups. The implementor members are able to join the implement sig, which focuses on customer needs. They also have the right to attend meetings as observers and enjoy f2f meeting benefits.”

“The full members are able to elect up to two full members to the board of directors.”

“Only legally binding documents are subject to approval by the membership.”

“The treasurer and/or secretary review the form 990 for approval.”

“Whenever a transaction was brought before the board, any know or potential conflict of interests were disclosed as part of the proposal summary to the board.”

“Compensation of key employee was reviewed and approved by the board.”

“The organization makes its governing documents and financial statements available to the public upon writeen request.”

“The purpose of the ongo alliance is to support the common interests of members, implementers and operators for the development, commercialization, and adoption of lte solutions for the us 3.5 ghz citizens broadband radio service (cbrs).”

“Officers and board members.”