Gino: No, there's no maximum amount of spectrum that one company can own in 2.5 GHz other than the rules for the "commercial" portions of the band and the "educational" parts of the band. Even that partitioning is pretty fluid when the licensees in the educational portion can lease their licenses to commercial entities like Sprint.
In fact, it got more concentrated with the merger of SBC and BellSouth; the latter had some 2.5 GHz spectrum which it was required to sell off as part of the merger (BellSouth had a lot more 2.3 GHz spectrum)... and the 2.5 GHz spectrum went to Clearwire. Now Clearwire and Sprint are "horse trading" to rationalize their respective spectrum holdings in the markets that each has chosen to serve. For example, Sprint is trading its 2.5 GHz spectrum in Seattle to Clearwire, and Clearwire is trading its spectrum in other urban markets to Sprint. Also, there is no longer any limitation on how much cellular spectrum any one company can own. There was such a limitation at one time, but that limitation was gradually phased out. Thanks, Steve On 10/4/07, Gino Villarini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey List, > > The local Sprint has bought 1 a local Clearwire-like provider, which > owned some 2.5 licenses and had Leases for others. Now Sprint is also > in negotiations to buy a local WISP who was Leases more 2.5 licenses > (Educational). Basically all 2.5 would be owned or leased by Sprint. > > Isn't there any FCC regulations that prevents a provider from owning all > spectrum in band? > > I know that limitations exists on Cell bands > > Gino A. Villarini > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. > tel 787.273.4143 fax 787.273.4145 -- Steve Stroh Editor / Analyst, Stroh Publications LLC 425-939-0076 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | www.stevestroh.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Join us at the WISPA Reception at 6:30 PM on October the 16th 2007 at ISPCON ** ** ISPCON Fall 2007 - October 16-18 - San Jose, CA www.ispcon.com ** ** THE INTERNET INDUSTRY EVENT ** ** FREE Exhibits and Events Pass available until August 31 ** ** Use Customer Code WSEMF7 when you register online at http://www.ispcon.com/register.php ** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
