Maybe this doesn't work the same way, but I've seen big companies deploy equipment on a band just to hold onto it. There were minimum service requirements in those situations, but I'm enough of a cynic that I could see a big company deploying some minimal amount of equipment just to screw competition.
On Fri, Jan 24, 2020 at 2:04 PM Mathew Howard <mhoward...@gmail.com> wrote: > Do you really care if a competitor is using it, if you aren't using it? It > seems like it's almost better if a competitor is using it, if you have the > ability to kick them off when you actually do want to use it. > > On Fri, Jan 24, 2020 at 1:48 PM Jason McKemie < > j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com> wrote: > >> Wouldn't the incentive be to stop competitors from using that part of the >> band? >> >> On Fri, Jan 24, 2020 at 8:25 AM Mike Hammett <af...@ics-il.net> wrote: >> >>> The intent here is to stop that. There is no incentive to put up >>> placeholder equipment. >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- >>> Mike Hammett >>> Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> >>> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> >>> <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> >>> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> >>> <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> >>> Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> >>> <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> >>> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> >>> <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> >>> The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> >>> <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> >>> >>> >>> <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> >>> ------------------------------ >>> *From: *"Adam Moffett" <dmmoff...@gmail.com> >>> *To: *af@af.afmug.com >>> *Sent: *Thursday, January 23, 2020 2:39:30 PM >>> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] FCC 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction 105 >>> >>> There have already been cases where a speculator pays people to install >>> equipment just so they can demonstrate that they're using it while they >>> find a buyer. They paid for much more expensive equipment than a 3.5ghz AP. >>> >>> Maybe someone squats all the PAL's in a market until Select Spectrum >>> finds a cell phone company who wants to pay a few mil for them. >>> >>> Or is there something in the rules to prevent that? >>> >>> >>> On 1/23/2020 3:08 PM, Mark Radabaugh wrote: >>> >>> If you buy it but don’t operate in it then the spectrum stays as GAA >>> which anyone can use. >>> >>> I don’t see it as being a good speculative investment play given that it >>> returns to GAA unless you are actually using it. In a metro area it might >>> make sense from an investment perspective but in a rural area where there >>> are a very limited number of potential users trying to hold the spectrum to >>> maximize value is pretty difficult. If the investor can’t come to an >>> agreement with the operator the operator still gets the spectrum as GAA. >>> The investor then has to go find an operator willing to utilize the >>> spectrum and incur the buildout costs. >>> >>> The idea behind having spectrum revert to GAA is meant to discourage >>> warehousing and speculation on spectrum. Hard to say at this point if it >>> will work out that way, but it’s at least a start at breaking the current >>> speculative warehousing the goes on in spectrum. >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> On Jan 23, 2020, at 1:41 PM, Steve Jones <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> You can lease it out, so I doubt it >>> >>> On Thu, Jan 23, 2020 at 12:33 PM Jason McKemie < >>> j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Is there not going to be a requirement that the companies that buy the >>>> spectrum actually utilize it? If not, that's dumb. >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jan 23, 2020 at 11:08 AM Steve Jones <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Investors are who will be taking the spectrum. HUGE opportunity. >>>>> Commscope is putting together a guidance >>>>> I know we will get the credits toward the auction, but I simply dont >>>>> see us being able to outbid investors. >>>>> unless your in cook county >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Jan 22, 2020 at 8:51 PM Jaime Solorza < >>>>> losguyswirel...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Friend of mine still has some ESMR licenses he leases that he got >>>>>> before Nextel sold out to Sprint. Great residual income. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Jan 22, 2020, 1:36 PM Cameron Crum <cc...@murcevilo.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> My opinion, any spectrum you own is valuable and will only increase >>>>>>> in value. It's like beachfront property, they ain't making any more of >>>>>>> it >>>>>>> and communication demands aren't getting any smaller. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at 9:44 AM Mathew Howard <mhoward...@gmail.com> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I imagine it depends a lot on the location... I can't see it having >>>>>>>> much value in some areas. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at 6:41 AM <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> How much do you think it is worth to win some of this spectrum? >>>>>>>>> There are some that are trying to form consortiums. >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> AF mailing list >>>>>>>>> AF@af.afmug.com >>>>>>>>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> AF mailing list >>>>>>>> AF@af.afmug.com >>>>>>>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> AF mailing list >>>>>>> AF@af.afmug.com >>>>>>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> AF mailing list >>>>>> AF@af.afmug.com >>>>>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> AF mailing list >>>>> AF@af.afmug.com >>>>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> AF mailing list >>>> AF@af.afmug.com >>>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> AF@af.afmug.com >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> AF@af.afmug.com >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> AF@af.afmug.com >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
-- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
