Comments on: Public Interest Groups to FCC: Save Our Spectrum http://www.muniwireless.com/2007/04/04/public-interest-groups-to-fcc-save-our-spectrum/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=public-interest-groups-to-fcc-save-our-spectrum Citywide WiFi, smart grid, enterprise wireless, public safety, mobile apps Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:38:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jacomo http://www.muniwireless.com/2007/04/04/public-interest-groups-to-fcc-save-our-spectrum/#comment-10435 Jacomo Mon, 09 Apr 2007 14:48:26 +0000 http://muniwireless.sandboxdev.com/?p=5864#comment-10435 I am afraid what might happen here is that the FCC will accommodate this group by setting aside the White Space (Channel 55)segment of the Spectrum for Unlicensed use and keep the premium 700Mhz spectrum for the big boys to bid on. What this group should be fighting for, and will have a better chance at winning, is to convince the FCC to allow the small service providers to bid on the spectrum in their Economic Areas (EA) and or Cellular Market Areas (CMA) markets as they did in the AWS Auction which was a massive success ($$$) for the Fed. If they only allow bidding in the 6 large regions (SE etc)they will effectively hand all the spectrum to the big CellCo/RBOC or even MSO's who wil lhave little of no incetive to address Rural Markets. The FCC will avoid the Net Neutrality issue like the plague. Jacomo I am afraid what might happen here is that the FCC will accommodate this group by setting aside the White Space (Channel 55)segment of the Spectrum for Unlicensed use and keep the premium 700Mhz spectrum for the big boys to bid on.

What this group should be fighting for, and will have a better chance at winning, is to convince the FCC to allow the small service providers to bid on the spectrum in their Economic Areas (EA) and or Cellular Market Areas (CMA) markets as they did in the AWS Auction which was a massive success ($$$) for the Fed.
If they only allow bidding in the 6 large regions (SE etc)they will effectively hand all the spectrum to the big CellCo/RBOC or even MSO’s who wil lhave little of no incetive to address Rural Markets.

The FCC will avoid the Net Neutrality issue like the plague.

Jacomo

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