Re: [time-nuts] They're baaaack!

2012-10-02 Thread Charles P. Steinmetz
Are LightSquared still trying to get some value from their contributions? Of course they are. Lightsquared (LS) bought low-valued spectrum at fire-sale prices, speculating that with rule changes and waivers they could use it for a terrestrial broadband network, in which case its value

Re: [time-nuts] They're baaaack!

2012-10-02 Thread gary
There is also a proposal to pay commercial TV stations to move together as a cluster, then chop off part of the TV band for wireless. The current market simply will never fill the allotted DTV spectrum. [Cable/satellite/internet-streaming filled the void.] It is a bit nauseating to pay the

Re: [time-nuts] They're baaaack!

2012-10-02 Thread Don Latham
And I will not pay telephone prices for wideband data service. Pfui. Don gary There is also a proposal to pay commercial TV stations to move together as a cluster, then chop off part of the TV band for wireless. The current market simply will never fill the allotted DTV spectrum.

[time-nuts] They're baaaack!

2012-10-01 Thread Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX N2469R
Are LightSquared still trying to get some value from their contributions? http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/10/lightsquared-still-wont-give-up-on-spectrum-near-gps-band/ http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpostid=a2a98f9f-beae-4642-9ba0-a1874805f024 -- Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX