jp wrote: > Based on the article it appears they are just looking to lease that spectrum > for cash. > Sounds fine to me, as it's what the feds have done for years with their > spectrum. > I bet many states sit on unused or underused spectrum that could utilized for > commercial > purposes. I prefer unlicensed, but they probably don't have the authority to > do that to > this spectrum.
Most likely, at least not without federal approval. > > > ETV is probably an antiquated system that can or has been replaced with > digital TV or > videoconferencing over existing Internet service to the places where it is > needed. Right. And that's the beauty of freeing up spectrum for wireless use. IP based services will make for massively more efficient use of it. All that > spectrum has probably been tied up for 15 years so a few people at each > school could watch > an hour or two a week of class from somewhere else. Not saying it's not a > good educational > tool, but it's a trademark of government inneficiency. Indeed. Which is why the spectrum inventory bill introduced recently should get our support. http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/231502-Google_Counsel_Praises_Spectrum_Inventory_Bill.php http://www.publicknowledge.org/node/2056 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
