 plkLil' Duffer Burger BarnPremium
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Ogden, IA | Follow the money I think we all know how this will play out. The Big Bells with cellular will snag it all up. I would imagine as a partnership since one Bell doesn't own the whole country.
Or for a better sweetheart deal for the Bells via the FCC, they will divide the regions on the same line the carriers own.
One has to wonder if it will come with deployment mandates. If it does, I am sure the Bells will make sure it doesn't require rural deployment or they can sell the rural low profit areas down the road. Thus, leaving rural areas in the same boat.
One has to wonder where Qwest will be in the game. Will they end up big losers since they don't own cellular and have no existing wireless towers etc, will they not play? If they choose not to...will they end up seeing AT&T deploying wireless in their area? Or will the FCC write in some kind of protection against this?
One would wish in one hand.... that this spectrum comes with some kind of use it or loose it mandate so these companies can't just sit on it for 5 years.
Selling it as a whole package for the entire country has its advantages, one technology and universal coverage (in the big cities) However this will slow deployment and be least effective for rural areas.
On the other hand, dividing it up will lead to many technologies and make seamless coverage difficult.
Dividing it up by State and rural vs city has it's own problems. However, it would lover the cost for rural only players.
This is going to be interesting.
Thoughts?
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