said by ricep5:If a carrier spends billions to get the spectrum, they have to pass along that cost to someone in the broadband food chain. I don't think the holes they speak of are large enough to get a payback to cover what they spent.
900Mhz is already in the public domain, why can't the "holes" be filled with that instead??
If they are serious in getting a better reach in unserved areas, leave it unlicensed and let the innovators take care of the rest.
Unlicensed spectrum isn't a panacea. You then have to deal with interference and it's tough writing a real SLA for businesses. Also, with unlicensed I would expect the FCC to set the power limits lower than what they would if it was licensed.
