Although I see your point, how would it be inforced? When they didn't make
quota, do the ones that did get installed jsut get shut off when spectrum
gets returned.
Allocating spectrum based on empty promises is not good practice either.
What they aught to do is have the selling price and give a discount in the
form of rebates at time quotas are met.
The problem with charging based on number's served is that spectrum is not
necessarilly going to be used for a volume market, other reasons may be jsut
as valuable.
For example public safety may serve fewer people but have just a value to
consumer well being.
Tom DeReggi
RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc
IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Liotta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 1:23 PM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] DirecTV, EchoStar reduce bidding in wireless sale
Imagine what would happen if the FCC sold the license not to the highest
bidder, but the one that was contractually forced to serve the most
customers. Either way the company in question would require billions to
win, but the later option might actually result in more customers being
served, the money being spent on deployment, and the ability for
innovative companies to raise money contingent on their business model
winning.
-Matt
Rich Comroe wrote:
Amen. Designing government policy for the purpose of generating the
highest income from spectrum licensing is completely contrary to policy
designed to serve the public. This had a major role in the US cellular
industry losing the worldwide lead (which didn't do any American any
good). Why can't our government understand this? European 3G spectrum
auctions nearly broke the back of BT (forced it into bankruptcy and
spliting the company such that the telecom half didn't sink with the
cellular half ... or at least that's how I understood it). The FCC
should be managing spectrum for the benefit of the American people, not
managing spectrum to maximize government revenue. But that's just me.
Rich
----- Original Message ----- From: "Marlon K. Schafer"
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Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 11:48 AM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] DirecTV, EchoStar reduce bidding in wireless sale
Finally, a big company that's got the brains to tell the government to
stick their high price spectrum tax where the sun don't shine!
marlon
----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter R." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 9:38 AM
Subject: [WISPA] DirecTV, EchoStar reduce bidding in wireless sale
DirecTV, EchoStar reduce bidding in wireless sale
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060816/tc_nm/telecoms_wireless_satellite_dc_3
Thank you.
Regards,
Peter
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