I concur ... Aloha holds lots of 700 spectrum, under utilized ... Gino A. Villarini [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. tel 787.273.4143 fax 787.273.4145
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 1:15 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] More debate over the 700MHz spectrum.. all of those companies, especially Aloha, have a lot of balls saying any such thing! Let them utilize at least 50% of what they've got before them come back to the table for more spectrum! Unlicensed is where the future is.... Marlon (509) 982-2181 Equipment sales (408) 907-6910 (Vonage) Consulting services 42846865 (icq) And I run my own wisp! [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.odessaoffice.com/wireless www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dawn DiPietro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 4:07 AM Subject: [WISPA] More debate over the 700MHz spectrum.. > High-tech interests come out against increased spectrum for public safety > > By Jeffrey Silva > Story posted: January 23, 2007 - 1:46 pm EDT > > Mobile-phone and high-tech sectors urged the new Democratic-led Congress > to oppose any effort to dilute the pool of auction-bound 700 MHz spectrum, > a major portion of which is being sought by public safety advocates. > > "The American public wants Congress to work in a bi-partisan manner to > ensure that the most innovative communications technologies are made > available as early and widely as possible," said Jeff Connaughton, > executive director of the High Tech DTV Coalition. "Congress took a > tremendous stride towards a new communications future when it passed DTV > legislation into law last year. The High Tech DTV Coalition will continue > working to ensure that the goals of that legislation are realized, > including the February 17, 2009 transition deadline and the January 2008 > auction plans." > > The High Tech DTV Coalition wrote a letter to Capitol Hill on the issue, > and the letter was signed by cellular trade group CTIA, Qualcomm Inc., > Verizon Wireless, Aloha Partners, Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco Systems Inc., > Intel Corp., Texas Instruments Inc. and others in the high-tech space. > > The letter could be the start of a broader industry campaign to counter > lobbying by Cyren Call Communications Corp. and public-safety > organizations to set aside for public safety half of the 60 megahertz in > the 700 MHz band set for auction. > > Public-safety organizations say they need an additional 30 megahertz of > spectrum to supplement 24 megahertz in the 700 MHz band already coming > their way. They propose the creation of a pubic-safety broadband trust to > oversee the construction of a nationwide, interoperable broadband wireless > network that commercial entities would build and share with first > responders. The Federal Communications Commission has proposed that half > of public safety's new 24 megahertz of spectrum be devoted to broadband > under a public-private partnership similar to that pitched by the first > responder lobby. > > The Congressional Budget Office estimates the 60 megahertz of spectrum > headed for auction could fetch $12.5 billion. Public-safety officials > lobbying Congress have proposed raising $5 billion for the U.S. Treasury > by using revenues from commercial users and through the assistance of > federal loan guarantees like those previously made available to airline, > shipping, pipelines and automotive industries. > > Hanging overhead is growing concern over practical aspects of the > transition from analog to digital TV, which is what would make the 700 MHz > spectrum available. Several House GOP lawmakers introduced legislation > yesterday to make the American public more aware of the coming changes > through better outreach by industry and the federal government. > > The National Telecommunications and Information Administration, a Commerce > Department unit that advises the White House on telecom policy and manages > federal government spectrum, has the lead in educating the public. The > agency plans to dispense vouchers to subsidize the cost of > digital-to-analog converter boxes. > > Links below; > http://www.rcrnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070123/FREE/70123007 /1005/FREE > http://www.thewirelessreport.com/2007/01/24/wireless-industry-doesnt-wan t-govt-messing-in-public-safety-sp/ > http://forums.wirelessadvisor.com/wireless-news/60667-big-companies-look ing-congress-stop-public.html > > -- > 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/ -- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
