Assuming we're talking about the same thing, I think they are proposing to do reverse auctions for the spectrum.
Chuck On Mar 18, 2010, at 5:42 PM, Tony Morella wrote: > Hello > > I was reading thought the National Broadband Plan and these two sections > caught my attention: > > "Auction of overlay licenses. Under its current authority,117 the FCC > could auction overlay, flexible-use licenses with secondary rights in > the broadcast TV bands. Overlay auction winners would negotiate with > broadcast TV stations and other licensed users to clear their respective > bands.118 Proceeds from the overlay auction would go to the U.S. > Treasury but could be significantly lower than the proceeds > of an incentive auction, primarily due to greater uncertainty over the > amount and timing of spectrum recovered.119" > > "118 Stations could clear the overlay license bands by ceasing to > broadcast over-the-air or by relocating to another broadcast TV band > with or without overlay licenses. As part of the agreement to cease > over-the-air broadcasts, stations or overlay license winners could reach > private contractual carriage agreements with MVPDs to reach the > remaining 85-90% of households. Thomas Hazlett Comments in re NBP PN > #26, filed Dec. 18, 2009, at 9. With FCC approval, relocating to another > band could involve either occupying another available 6-megahertz > channel or sharing a channel with another station." > > "The FCC should conduct an auction of some or all of the nationwide, > contiguous spectrum recovered through the repacking described above and > through decisions by stations to voluntarily relinquish some or all of > their bandwidth. Stations would receive a share of the proceeds from the > spectrum they directly contribute to the auction." > > If this is adopted it could kill an unlicensed whitespace device as the > overlay licenses would have first rights after the main holder. Also if > they auction off "some or all" of the spectrum recovered this will > reduce the white space dramatically. Also the are not recommending any > changes to how auctions are done to include small business. > > Comments? > > Sincerely, Tony Morella > Demarc Technology Group, A Wireless Solution Provider > Office: 207-667-7583 Fax: 207-433-1008 > http://www.demarctech.com/ > Need to sell off over stock!! Major discounts no quanity needed! 600mW > Atheros CPEs, Starting at $59.95!! > _______________________________________________ > > WISPA Membership Mailing List > > ----------------------------------------------- -------------- Chuck Bartosch Clarity Connect, Inc. 200 Pleasant Grove Road Ithaca, NY 14850 (607) 257-8268 "When the stars threw down their spears, and water'd heaven with their tears, Did He smile, His work to see? Did He who made the Lamb make thee?" >From William Blake's Tiger!, Tiger! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
