I would imagine many rural wisp rely heavily on 900 Mhz. It's the only product we can use to provide last mile services to most customers. Our challenges are: 1. Sparse populations, often less than 30 people/ Sq mile. 900 Mhz cells enable us to encompass a relatively large service territory from a single cell site. This allows for a business model that would be much harder to achieve with other unlicensed systems. It's a business model and customer base that's never been large enough to attract the attention of incumbent providers. 2. Tree cover. In my service region, we have dense tree cover. What else can we use to reach the customer under these circumstances? Appalachian areas in particular would suffer increased hardship without available services provided w/in the 900 Mhz spectrum. For many rural residents this is the only present and probably future last mile solution they have. Removing this option would be a huge step BACKWARDS for an already distressed region of the US. This would seem to come into direct conflict with the stated goals of various agencies including the FCC, USDA, ARC etc.
Chris Intelliwave -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 12:12 PM To: Michael Calabrese Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Naveen Lakshmipathy; Jim Snider; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; FCC Discussion; wireless@wispa.org Subject: [WISPA] Re: [TVWHITESPACE] WISPA Whitespace possition paper Importance: High Hi All, We're working (again) with the New America Foundation and the Media Access Project on some 900 MHz issues. There is a push in place for making at least some of the 900 band licensed. We need some SPECIFIC examples of what people are able to do with 900 MHz that they were/are unable to do with other bands. Here's mine: We have a backhaul link in place to service a house on a hill overlooking a tribal casino complex. The casino needs internet access in order to run credit cards, track it's "Bass Reel" preferred customer base, monitor it's fuel pumps etc. The most direct path from my internet access to this house has just enough trees in the way that a 2.4 GHz link would never be stable. Unless, that is, we cranked the power up to the allowable max levels, even though this is only a 3ish mile link. As responsible stewards of the spectrum we decided to spend the extra money and put in a 900 MHz system instead. We need more time on the link to make sure that it'll be stable long term, but so far so good. We have plenty of signal for a 99.999% (maybe 100%) up time on that link. Best of all, we were able to use much LESS than the full legal power limit to make this link work. Please send any examples you can come up with ASAP so that everyone has copies of them. Please use Reply-all, don't just send them to me. Thanks, Marlon (509) 982-2181 Equipment sales (408) 907-6910 (Vonage) Consulting services 42846865 (icq) And I run my own wisp! 64.146.146.12 (net meeting) www.odessaoffice.com/wireless www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Calabrese" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Jim Snider" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Naveen Lakshmipathy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 2:42 PM Subject: RE: [TVWHITESPACE] WISPA Whitespace possition paper Marlon - For coalition comments - and your own, I hope - we really need specific examples of WISPs that use 900 unlic band: how do they use it? Who do they serve? Is there something special about that frequency (duh - but I'd emphasize this to reinforce our push for TV band and also to counter the licensee interests saying "hey, there's plenty of spectrum at 5 Ghz ..."). You get the drift. Jim will collect those - for our comments and to share with our big company, high-tech allies who we hope to convince to file. BTW, don't be intimidated by 158 comments ... Those date back many years, since licensees have pushed this before; unfortunately, since Martin is no friend of unlicensed, we need to defend fiercely. Thanks! Michael Calabrese Vice President New America Foundation 1630 Connecticut Ave, NW 7th Floor Washington, DC 20815 202-986-2700 x327 Fax: 202-986-3696 -----Original Message----- From: FCC NPRM for UHF TV Band Unlicensed Use [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Snider Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 12:08 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TVWHITESPACE] WISPA Whitespace possition paper There are 158 filed comments. I would suggest starting to slog through them. --Jim J.H. Snider, Ph.D. Research Director, Wireless Future Program New America Foundation 1630 Connecticut Ave., NW Washington, DC 20009 Phone: 202/986-2700 Fax: 202/986-3696 Web: www.newamerica.net E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] My Book Website: speaksoftly.jhsnider.net My Personal Blogs: jhsnider.net/telecompolicy, jhsnider.net/citizensassembly -----Original Message----- From: FCC NPRM for UHF TV Band Unlicensed Use [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 11:51 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TVWHITESPACE] WISPA Whitespace possition paper Yikes! I missed that issue completely Mike! Yes, WISPs use 900. In large quantities. I use it at one location even out here in the desert. There is some new gear just hitting the market that's putting HUGE price pressure on the band too. WISPs are going to start using this band in droves! What do we need to do? thanks, Marlon (509) 982-2181 Equipment sales (408) 907-6910 (Vonage) Consulting services 42846865 (icq) And I run my own wisp! 64.146.146.12 (net meeting) www.odessaoffice.com/wireless www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Calabrese" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 3:44 PM Subject: Re: [TVWHITESPACE] WISPA Whitespace possition paper Thanks Marlon. Stay tuned for the 900 band proceeding; comments due 5/31. Do you know if many WISPs are using the 900 unlic band - and would be motivated to file to prevent the licensees who share the band (notably Progeny) from being allowed complete flexibility (including even cellular services, apparently)? We will get at least a solid concept draft around earlier than usual -- targeting end of next week. Mike -----Original Message----- From: FCC NPRM for UHF TV Band Unlicensed Use [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 11:31 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TVWHITESPACE] WISPA Whitespace possition paper Hi Jim, I finally got this done. Thanks for the suggestion! laters, Marlon (509) 982-2181 Equipment sales (408) 907-6910 (Vonage) Consulting services 42846865 (icq) And I run my own wisp! 64.146.146.12 (net meeting) www.odessaoffice.com/wireless www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Snider" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 9:21 AM Subject: Re: [TVWHITESPACE] WISPA Whitespace possition paper Marlon and John: Please consider filing this letter as an ex parte comment in both FCC dockets 04-186 and 05-312. --Jim J.H. Snider, Ph.D. Research Director, Wireless Future Program New America Foundation 1630 Connecticut Ave., NW Washington, DC 20009 Phone: 202/986-2700 Fax: 202/986-3696 Web: www.newamerica.net E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] My Book Website: speaksoftly.jhsnider.net My Personal Blogs: jhsnider.net/telecompolicy, jhsnider.net/citizensassembly -----Original Message----- From: FCC NPRM for UHF TV Band Unlicensed Use [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 12:12 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [TVWHITESPACE] WISPA Whitespace possition paper Here's what WISPA sent to the committee. Hope it helps! 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