In their eyes that would only be 617 WISP's (the number who filed 477 forms) paying $200 each = $123,400.... compared to the BILLIONS yes Billions they get at auction, and the money they get from the carriers towards their political campaigns, and the jobs the carriers' create, I don't see it happening anytime soon.
Here is a quote from the FCC site about just one auction: Auction 73 (700 MHz) raised a total of $19,120,378,000 in winning bids and $18,957,582,150 in net winning bids (reflecting bidders' claimed bidding credit eligibility), as shown above. Now if the 617 WISP's wanted to pony up about $307,000 each for the 62 MHZ of spectrum in that particular auction, they might listen. Brian -----Original Message----- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org]on Behalf Of John Thomas Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 9:25 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] FCC Broadband plan call for more spectrum---- but not forWISP's that's for sure. I've wondered what would happen with something like a licensed lite that you had to pay $200 a year for access to a band. If the FCC did that, and people actually used the bands, then they could make some money, and people could get access. If, for instance, you had say 700-740 MHz and each WISP paid $200 a year for that band, wouldn't that add up? John Philip Dorr wrote: > What if all the wispa members put in $200 (or $2000) to buy the space? > > On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 4:37 PM, MDK <rea...@muddyfrogwater.us> wrote: > >> Yup. "Auction" = "huge dollars", the kind none of us have. >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "Brian Webster" <bwebs...@wirelessmapping.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 12:33 PM >> To: "WISPA List" <wireless@wispa.org>; "memb...@wispa.org" >> <memb...@wispa.org>; "Motorla List Beehive" <motor...@afmug.com> >> Subject: [WISPA] FCC Broadband plan call for more spectrum---- but not >> forWISP's that's for sure. >> >> >>> This plan also looks real bad for white spaces --- >>> >>> 1. FCC plan calls for 500 MHz of new spectrum for wireless >>> >>> By Phil Goldstein Comment | Forward >>> >>> WASHINGTON--FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said the commission's national >>> broadband plan will call for freeing up 500 MHz of spectrum over the next >>> decade for mobile broadband use, noting that expanded wireless Internet >>> access will be key to making America more technologically competitive. >>> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- >> 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/ >> >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ > 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
