[not reading this list regularly, but tom hit a nerve]: tom et al
caida (www.caida.org) is an internet data analysis/research organization whose mission includes informing public policy, aimed toward improving policy 'toward congruence' with our best empirical (scientifically grounded) understanding of the relevant technological issues/constraints/parameters. i am no expert on spectrum policy, but afaict the difference between having huge effect and having no effect is sufficiently formalized reporting/analysis of Real World Operational Experiences (this means you), written in way that will convey to scientists (this means me), as well as to the public, what happens when technology gets deployed in reality. one underutilized option is collaborating with university researchers to quantitatively document (1) potential deliverables under various regulatory scenaraios (2) successes and failures under existing regulatory scenarios. caida Really wants to help support forward motion here, but we are desperately lacking hard data. emergency situations are obviously not the time to talk about research, but i want to make it clear that if you still don't have what you want by the time this emergency is over, please don't underestimate the value of hard data and careful articulation of the experiences you have had, so that scientists can come in and help compile them into comprehensive and unassailable demonstrations to their funding agencies of why change is essential. i believe the right kind of analyses/reporting could reduce the length of this fight from 10 years to 2. (ok, maybe 20 to 4...) but the research community and the deployment communities are going to have to [find time and resources] to work together. we've never needed eachother more. k On Tue, Sep 27, 2005 at 10:18:55PM -0400, Tom DeReggi wrote: "Auction", I hate that evil word. Really guys, if there is any time to hammer congressional legislators and Home land security personelle, NOW is the time. Before our precious spectrum is auctioned off to the special interets. Auctioning off 700Mhz to a major IELC could be the death of independent rural WISPs. I got an idea, why don't they give the FULL 700Mhz to the 700 ISPs, spread out decentrally across the country, and in trade all 7000 WISPs will give FREE access / priority access to public safety officials as needed. (except public safety buy's their own CPEs). Instantly the staff of 7000 ISPs across the country available for disaster relief. it would be like the Navy reserves but instead the WISP reserves. Basically anyone that is granted a non-exclusive license of 700Mhz must first register as a volunteer emergency communications AID, and conform to guidelines for documenting configuration criteria for the public safety workers. Why not AVOID the whole expendature althogeather for the governement, and still accomplish public safety, when WISP can already donate the service? Better yet, why not jsut grant the public safety budget to WISPs to expand their network, to accommodate public safety needs. Lets see the RUS grant get substituted with the Public safety grant. But auction? I don't see how that could benefit anyone. Communications is a necessary utility, not a luxury to auction off for a special interest. Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband ----- Original Message ----- From: "George" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 10:06 PM Subject: [WISPA] Martin's call for more radio frequency spectrum foremergency responders >Snip/ >Martin's call for more radio frequency spectrum for emergency responders >came after Senators John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Conrad Burns (R-Mont.) >called for Congress to move forward on legislation that would free up >radio spectrum by requiring television stations to switch from analog to >digital broadcasts. A move to digital television (DTV) would free up >spectrum in the upper 700-MHz radio frequency band for commercial and >public safety uses. The FCC has said it would give 24 MHz of that spectrum >to public safety users and auction off 60 MHz for commercial uses. /snip > >http://www.networkworld.com/edge/news/2005/092205-fcc-katrina.html?nl&code=nledgenewsalert7636 > > > > > >I got an idea, why don't they just open it up to wisps all across the >country, let us use ths spectrum for what we are now doing and then in the >event of another disaster, there will already be gear in place to keep >everyone going? > >George > > >-- >WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > >Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.6/111 - Release Date: 9/23/2005 > > -- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
