I HIGHLY recommmend that the WISP industry pitch support for charging fees
or taxes to providers that use TV WHITE SPACE. We need that more than
anything, as its the most valuable spectrum left. The chances of us getting
it today, are null and slim, from what I see. An offer from the WISP
community suggesting ways that revenue could be made by giving it to the
public (us) for residual income based on our effect use of it, that would
allow us all to share it instead of a few buy it, is well worth it. Just
stop to think what harm it would do to our industry if Verizon, bought the
TV whitespaces if/when they were auctioned off, or if they were left to the
broadcast industry to deploy their own wireless services to compete agaisnt
us? Just like the Power company. They realize they may have an asset, worth
more to them if they keep it, nto for TV but to compete against us. So yes,
john, of course, start spinning. How can we turn it to spectrum allocation.
It sounds like a introduction for an opportunity to propose. Lets write a
proposal to give them listing the terms we'd except without tons of uproar.
The secret thoguh is to make it a change that happens this candentacy,
before the next election. Its been mentioned that spectrum allocation is
unlikely to happen until after the election, to avoid creating enemies
before election time. Its better to just make promises to everyone instead,
and then they aren't to blame, when the answer is, sorry the new president
changed his mind what he wanted.
Any ruling that can be made this year, is a good ruling, if we get something
out of it as an industry.
Tom DeReggi
RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc
IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Scrivner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org>
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 7:46 PM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] Good news and bad news today
If I read this right it does not specifically mention unlicensed spectrum
but does refer to spectrum not already auctioned which could mean
whitespace. We probably have a chance to spin this to our advantage unless
you guys all would rather just bitch and moan.
Scriv
Bob Moldashel wrote:
Interesting how the 5 Ghz spectrum gets resolved right after they come up
with the taxing idea. And one needs to wonder who came up with the
great idea of taxing unlicensed spectrum. It surely wasn't George
hyimself.....
-B-
Brian Webster wrote:
Well, it does not surprise me that the government has decided to tax the
unlicensed spectrum. Today the Bush administration announced a plan to
tax
Wi-Fi and other unlicensed spectrum. It is not clear how they will do it
yet
but the process is in motion. That's the bad news, the good news is they
reached agreement on the 5.4 GHz spectrum and that should become
available
once equipment gets certified. Check the RCR news site for the full
stories.
Oh well, I suspected that it would not last forever the truly free use
of
the spectrum.
http://www.rcrnews.com/news.cms?newsId=25545
http://www.rcrnews.com/news.cms?newsId=25539
Thank You,
Brian Webster
www.wirelessmapping.com
Free World Dialup #481416
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