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ricep5
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But at what price?

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.


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said by ricep5 See Profile :

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.

I'd like to see it licensed but have it that the little guys can get at it. No multi-billion dollar auctions, just prove you have the capital to build it and submit a build/frequency plan with your application. Give preferential treatment to local small businesses when doling out licenses. If this is unlicensed with Part 15 like regs, this will just turn into another crowded band like 2.4 and 5.8 in metro areas and not very usable in rural areas due to power limitations, in my opinion.
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