And your question is?
On 6/27/2017 11:05 PM, Steve Jones wrote:
I am not asking about any FCC Part X rules, I know this isn't an FCC
issue under any circumstances.
We have leases with all our POP landlords, in the lease we own the
site spectrum, with the exception of very few locations we don't
collocate, just not worth the hassle.
I come rolling up on a site today, 100 feet from our POP is a new POP,
not us, cause though I used to enjoy spooning some powder with baking
soda, I don't smoke crack, POP#2 isn't ours, even though its on the
same property, Id recall a full EPMP and backhaul deployment.
I'm an honest operator, very honest, like the first time UBT sent us
new stickers for spectrum I made sure we actually put them out (be
honest, pretty much NOBODY did that) I turn down power where we don't
need it. I do my best to make sure we are compliant. I fought bosses
to remove non compliant stuff I put up before I knew better. For the
most part, I'm a good fucking neighbor, ask anybody abutting me. (with
the exception of one location I collocate where I'm a dick, but a
legal dick)
So you can understand my dismay, being the pillar of the spectrum
community Ive tried to be (also found out today I inadvertently fucked
a fellow wisp on a bad choice I made with no follow up, I owned it
with him and will be working on fixing that as of tomorrow)
I approach everything with combat boots, assuming a battle. I'm
guessing when it gets in the database this backhaul is going to be
UBNT 11ghz, or some other nonsense (probably affiliated with the over
wind loaded tower 3/4 miles away with 3, yes 3, UBNT 5ghz peanut
shaped airfibers within 8 feet of one another (one link, one side
points to the sky the other side points to the dirt)
The question I have is about lease rules, and contract law, which the
bulk of you old timers has dealt with. If the other operator (if its
who I suspect it is, they use fuckery, like the UBNT demo mode, or
whatever its called and other such garbage to even operate overpowered
in DFS channels) doesn't want to play ball, as in "shut that shit off"
will we be able to fight it?
I know what went down, and how it went down, and I suspect I know who
it is. The usual, guy approaches a site owner, offers unrealistic
unicorn farts, unicorn farts always win, spectrum gets fucked.
We do 5 year auto renewing leases, with 2 year breakouts. (you guys
would likely cream your jeans seeing our lease, and though Ive asked,
no I cant share it publicly, and yes, it was drawn up by an attorney)
we get full control of the 5, 6, 11, 3, 2, 900mhz, etc spectrum (I
don't have a lease handy to see the specific wording) per the site.
I know we wouldn't have a horse in the race with the FCC, but with
this boiling down to contract law, whats to stop us from A. willful
interference (assuming out power doesn't get cut) and B. a cease and
desist from a court for the other ISP, pending the 2 year termination?
I'm handing this to the boss to handle, because my communication will
start with "listen here motherfucker" and I don't see that as
conducive to a positive outcome. I had my boy with me when I came to
the site today because I was just getting accurate AGLs for bringing
in a licensed backhaul. If he hadn't been with me, I probably would
have yanked their ghetto enclosure off the wall and shot their antennas.
Ill tell you what, I'm about to start acting like a lot of these
yahoos and saying fuck the FCC, fuck good stewardship of the spectrum,
and fuck general good manners.
TBH I'm not sure if I'm asking advice here or just venting. probably
both. but FYI, I'm so pissed off right now, if you have an ex old lady
who needs disappeared, I'm your freaking guy
