Dagda1175
join:2001-06-17
Goleta, CA | Sell it with no restrictions There is no reason the government should have ANY say in what a company does with what it buys. This auction needs to happen as soon as possible. A government agency should not own this in the first place. | |
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footballdude
Premium
join:2002-08-13
Imperial, MO
| Re: Sell it with no restrictions said by Dagda1175  :A government agency should not own this in the first place. I'm about as anti big government as you'll find, but I got to disagree here. A certain level of government is necessary in certain areas. You wouldn't want private companies (or individuals) to own large rivers (like the Mississippi) which everyone around them uses. You wouldn't want a private company to own a certain section of the atmosphere. Some things are just shared by their nature. Spectrum falls into that category.
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kyler13
Is your fiber grounded?
join:2006-12-12
Arnold, MD
| Re: Sell it with no restrictions said by footballdude :You wouldn't want a private company to own a certain section of the atmosphere. Some things are just shared by their nature. Spectrum falls into that category. Excellent point. But I'll claim rights to the space over my property up to a height of 250 ft. Any "owned" part of the spectrum that permeates and/or travels through my space is subject to certain access fees. I'll draft some letters tonight and send them out to the wireless carriers. | |
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digitalfreak
join:2005-12-09
49533 | Considering that companies like AT&T and Verizon buy spectrum and sit on it just so they won't have any competition, your idea is insane. | |
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sporkme
drop the crantini and move it, sister
Premium,MVM
join:2000-07-01
Morristown, NJ
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| said by Dagda1175 :There is no reason the government should have ANY say in what a company does with what it buys. This auction needs to happen as soon as possible. A government agency should not own this in the first place. You know that they are auctioning off something that belongs to you, right? | |
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RadioDoc
58ef2c0
Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11 | Oddly enough, they aren't "buying" it. They are being licensed to use it. Licenses can expire, be revoked, or even be modified against the holder's wishes.
Big difference. | |
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