Plus, satellites ain’t cheap to build or put up there. They had every expectation of fully amortizing their investments when these were launched. Their regulatory fees per year are also much higher than any other non-auctioned Part 101 Service..
Sent from my iPad > On Dec 17, 2018, at 3:47 PM, <[email protected]> <[email protected]> wrote: > > But if you owned a C band satellite and had been making money for years off > of it, I can see where you would want some protection. > > From: Mark Radabaugh > Sent: Monday, December 17, 2018 10:50 AM > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] C-Band Alliance letter > > Well - the C-Band alliance is a front for the satellite industry and the > spectrum they are discussing is potentially being reallocated for fixed > wireless use. The satellite industry would like to be paid top dollar for > the spectrum they received for free years ago versus the FCC just deciding > they want it back and making it available on a Part-101 type basis. > > WISPA’s proposal to the FCC is shared use at much lower cost. > > Are they the enemy? Well - they certainly didn’t come to WISPA asking to > make a deal with the members and are making an active end run around. > C-Band Alliance has also opposed pretty much everything WISPA and WISPs have > done in the past. > > Mark > > > >> On Dec 17, 2018, at 12:21 PM, Steve Jones <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Are they our enemy? >> >>> On Mon, Dec 17, 2018 at 11:12 AM Mark Radabaugh <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Sent to the WISPA lists, but I know a lot of you don’t watch those lists so >>> reposting here... >>> >>> A letter is being mailed to nearly all WISP’s in the country by the “C-Band >>> Alliance” regarding 3.7-4.2 Ghz spectrum. >>> >>> Please do not take any action on this until you hear more from WISPA. >>> >>> Further information will be coming shortly. >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> >>> Mark Radabaugh >>> WISPA FCC Committee Chair >>> [email protected] >>> 419-261-5996 >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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