Reading Covad's narrative rationale for their license, it sounded to me like they were offering limited commercial service on a limited, clearly-labeled-as-experimental basis:
"The use of limited market studies will permit equipment testing (like other markets) as well as deployment of limited subscriber equipment to understand market requirements as well as technological issues associated with this spectrum. Covad hereby agrees to comply with the provisions of Section 5.93 in conducting its limited market study. In particular, Covad will: (a) own all of the transmitting and/or receiving equipment; and (b) be responsible for informing anyone participating in the experiment that the service is granted under an experimental authorization and is strictly temporary." Here's Section 5.93: http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=c8dac1967310be65aa88f8d1956f1241&rgn=div8&view=text&node=47:1.0.1.1.6.2.237.22&idno=47 (sorry for the long link; TinyURL isn't working) Their "limited deployment" consisted of 16 Aperto Packetwave base stations and 200 subscriber units with authorization to operate at 20+ locations across many markets: http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/442_Print.cfm?mode=current&application_seq=30877&license_seq=31192 Best, -- Dylan Oliver Primaverity, LLC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
