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 < [email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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" <[email protected]> >> *To: *[email protected] >> *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 <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> You can lease it out, so I doubt it >> >> On Thu, Jan 23, 2020 at 12:33 PM Jason McKemie < >> [email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> >>> 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 < >>>> [email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> >>>>> 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 <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I imagine it depends a lot on the location... 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