>First off, the government owns the airwaves, and charges high prices >to purchase rights to them. Or, if you prefer, you can have everyone >operate in an unlicensed band (like the 802.11b stuff), and deal with >the inevitable chaos that will result once serious usage picks up.
This article has always depressed me because it paints such an attractive picture of the way things *could* be... http://www.gildertech.com/public/telecosm_series/airways.html [ Discussion of spread spectrum tech vs. FCC's spectrum auctions ] _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss