nasadude
join:2001-10-05
Rockville, MD
 ·Comcast
| means nothing for us poor schlubs
call me a cynic, but I don't see anything at all for consumers coming out of this auction.
there probably won't be any new entrants, so no competition in the cell phone space.
the D block will just be remembered as a big joke, it won't meet the minimum and will be auctioned off with no restrictions - it wouldn't even surprise me if the emergency services requirement disappears.
I don't think we are going to see any new broadband wireless services either, one or more incumbents will get the bandwidth and just sit on it or use it for better cell service.
bottom line: nothing for consumers in the way of competition or new services. |
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Vertickle
join:2003-08-05
Madison, AL
·Knology
| said by nasadude  :call me a cynic, but I don't see anything at all for consumers coming out of this auction. there probably won't be any new entrants, so no competition in the cell phone space. the D block will just be remembered as a big joke, it won't meet the minimum and will be auctioned off with no restrictions - it wouldn't even surprise me if the emergency services requirement disappears. I don't think we are going to see any new broadband wireless services either, one or more incumbents will get the bandwidth and just sit on it or use it for better cell service. bottom line: nothing for consumers in the way of competition or new services. Sounds about right... |
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jig
join:2001-01-05
Hacienda Heights, CA
| reply to nasadude
well, we don't have to be THAT pessimistic.
if this bid is the first and only bid to push things into the open access realm, i suppose there's a 30-70 chance that it actually was google. wouldn't that be cool?
d-block - if no-one bids on it, then maybe it should just be granted to the idea of public emergency. if no-one wants to buy it with the restrictions, then just let the restrictions stand. especially if the total minimum bid has already been met.
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Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam. |
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Sammer
join:2005-12-22
Canonsburg, PA
| reply to nasadude
said by nasadude :the D block will just be remembered as a big joke, it won't meet the minimum and will be auctioned off with no restrictions - it wouldn't even surprise me if the emergency services requirement disappears. Not going to happen because the government has to find a way to get the public safety network built. The FCC will first attempt to re-auction with perhaps fewer restrictions and definitely a lower reserve price but the emergency services requirement has to stay. If there's no winning bid in the second auction then it will be up to Congress to decide. |
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