wispagod
join:2001-06-28
House Springs, MO | Ok, Clairification please!? So, fo r example, they are bidding on a sole owner of 700mhz, like sating all the 2.4ghz would belong to Verizion, and only them (i know it;s not) they wanna make 700mhz like that instead of open like the 900mhz, where anyone can but anything on it? I can see them doing that cause the TV Stations had to own there part, so should any company, the point goes to whom is allowed to buy it.
Did i get this right? |
bi0tech
join:2003-06-19
Cockeysville, MD Reviews:
 ·Comcast
 ·Verizon FiOS
| The 700mhz is is licensed block spectrum not an open unregulated band like 900mhz. As such you must purchase the license to blocks of frequencies within that band over geographic boundaries.
There is no 'sole owner', but there is a limited amount of spectrum. So anyone wishing to offer service in that band over a particular area would need a block of spectrum wide enough to carry the service they propose to offer. The current setup is to auction 62 mhz divided into 5 contiguous blocks.
(Previously common referred to minimums of around 20-30 mhz are needed to provide reliable coverage over a metro area. Exactly how much would be needed on this spectrum for a 'broadband' type delivery system I haven't seen any hard data on.) |
