Imagine what would happen if the FCC sold the license not to the highest
bidder, but the one that was contractually forced to serve the most
customers. Either way the company in question would require billions to
win, but the later option might actually result in more customers being
served, the money being spent on deployment, and the ability for
innovative companies to raise money contingent on their business model
winning.
-Matt
Rich Comroe wrote:
Amen. Designing government policy for the purpose of generating the
highest income from spectrum licensing is completely contrary to
policy designed to serve the public. This had a major role in the US
cellular industry losing the worldwide lead (which didn't do any
American any good). Why can't our government understand this?
European 3G spectrum auctions nearly broke the back of BT (forced it
into bankruptcy and spliting the company such that the telecom half
didn't sink with the cellular half ... or at least that's how I
understood it). The FCC should be managing spectrum for the benefit
of the American people, not managing spectrum to maximize government
revenue. But that's just me.
Rich
----- Original Message ----- From: "Marlon K. Schafer"
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Finally, a big company that's got the brains to tell the government
to stick their high price spectrum tax where the sun don't shine!
marlon
----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter R." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: [WISPA] DirecTV, EchoStar reduce bidding in wireless sale
DirecTV, EchoStar reduce bidding in wireless sale
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060816/tc_nm/telecoms_wireless_satellite_dc_3
Thank you.
Regards,
Peter
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