Its about the relevence of the questions not the quantity. 5 relevent broad questions can still allow for 1000's of potential pages of answers.
Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <o...@odessaoffice.com> To: <fcccommit...@wispa.org> Cc: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 9:59 AM Subject: [WISPA] sub 3.7 gig spectrum,comments needed was -- Re: [FCC Committee] FCC Chairman JuliusGenachowski AnnouncesSeniorStaff for Development of NationalBroadband Plan > Hmmm, I thought that there was one with something like 100 questions on > it. > I must have my issues mixed up. > > Anyway here's an idea that I think is worth of discussion. > > I think we should toss out the idea that sensing mechanisms should be > allowed so that ANY open frequencies can be used. > > A couple of easy examples would be 2.5 ghz bands. Those are NOT used in > large parts of the country. Today's wifi chips will go up to those > frequencies with a firmware change! Wifi already has a listen before > talking mechanism. It shouldn't be impossible to add a little bit of > intelligence and coordination to the mechanism and allow a nearly free > expansion of the 2.4 gig wifi band. > > The same could be said for 900mhz. Most of what's on either side of it is > paging systems. Yet many paging systems are long gone now, especially in > rural areas. Why not open up the bands on an as available basis? > > If we can convince the FCC to allow these types of mechanism we could have > a > unlicensed underlay that gives us a LOT more spectrum! > > Thoughts? > marlon > > P.S. I'm tossing this idea back out on the public list for some more > discussion relating to this idea. It's a major policy change (for the > fcc) > so I'd like to hear people's thoughts on asking for it. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stephen Coran" <sco...@rinicoran.com> > To: <fcccommit...@wispa.org> > Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 5:28 AM > Subject: Re: [FCC Committee] FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski > AnnouncesSeniorStaff for Development of National Broadband Plan > > >> Here is a link to the Public Notice inviting comments: >> http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-09-2100A1.pdf >> >> Jack Unger and I are developing an outline of WISPA's Comments based on >> the Committee members' e-mails and our own thoughts. Deadline for >> Comments is next Friday. >> >> Stephen E. 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Schafer >> Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 11:29 PM >> To: fcccommit...@wispa.org >> Subject: Re: [FCC Committee] FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski >> AnnouncesSenior Staff for Development of National Broadband Plan >> >> Hi All, >> >> I thought we had an NOI to deal with in regards to the National >> Broadband plan and sub 3.7 GHz spectrum. >> >> This is all I can find in the archives though. Can anyone point me in >> the right direction? >> >> Also, I don't remember much, if any, discussion about WISPA people being >> at any of these meetings. Did we get people to any of them? On any >> panels? >> >> Or is this the stuff that I couldn't get to and Forbes had to back out >> of at the last minute? I know that there was something happening in mid >> sept. >> >> Anyway, I'm still looking for a sub 3.7 gig filing, I'd like to toss out >> some ideas. I'd appreciate any help in finding the FCC NOI or whatever >> it was. >> >> thanks, >> marlon >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jack Unger" <jun...@ask-wi.com> >> To: "WISPA's FCC Committee" <fcccommit...@wispa.org>; >> <legislat...@wispa.org> >> Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 8:01 PM >> Subject: [FCC Committee] FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski Announces >> Senior Staff for Development of National Broadband Plan >> >> >>> >>> >>> http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-292541A1.doc >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Jack Unger - President, Ask-Wi.Com, Inc. >>> Author - "Deploying License-Free Wireless WANs" >>> Serving the Broadband Wireless Industry Since 1993 www.ask-wi.com >>> 818-227-4220 jun...@ask-wi.com Twitter - "wireless_jack" >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> FCCcommittee mailing list >>> fcccommit...@wispa.org >>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/fcccommittee >> >> _______________________________________________ >> FCCcommittee mailing list >> fcccommit...@wispa.org >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/fcccommittee >> _______________________________________________ >> FCCcommittee mailing list >> fcccommit...@wispa.org >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/fcccommittee > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! 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