| If they really want to roll it out, a couple things: One: make a large chunk of spectrum available for use unlicensed, and encourage hardware manufacturers to create cheap base stations. If individuals and small groups can reliably deploy their own systems, and cheaply, it will take care of a lot of blank spots, particularly if we're talking about the 700 MHz white space slots.
Two: Require that companies buying the licensed spectrum deploy at least minimal service to their ENTIRE license area, not just cherry-picking the best parts. Otherwise, it's just going to turn into another DSL/cable setup, were the already served areas get yet more service. |
