I believe the license database is now available in the more friendly CSV format.
See: http://data.fcc.gov/download/license-view/
and
http://data.fcc.gov/download/license-view/fcc-license-view-data-csv-format.zip

I'd make a page that shows what percentage is owned by who but I
already have a weekend project :-)

On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 10:13 AM, Fred Goldstein <[email protected]> wrote:
> Tom asked,
>
> A relevent question is... What percent of Pre-existing PArt-101 licenses are
> owned by who? For example, what percentage of PArt101 licenses are owned by
> Sprint or Fiber tower? Surely without those numbers disclosed, we really
> cant understand who these auxilary stations really would be helping. If our
> competitors own most of the PArt101 licenses, Icant agree that helping our
> competitors be more successful will make WISPs more sucessful.
> I'd want to see that private independant WISPs and WISP industry own a
> significantly large enough portion of the PArt101 band already. Can we get
> these specs?
>
> FCC microwave license data is public; you can download the whole database.
> I've done this a couple of times, most recently a bit more than a year ago.
> (Warning:  It's pretty tricky to work with.  It's relational, with a ton of
> little files, and they just distribute the text files, not the SQL that may
> generate the most interesting answers.  But if you like hacking in Access,
> it can be fun to try.)  From that data, not today's, here is the count of
> the top 100 licensee names. (L=licensee; CL=licensee contact)
>
> entity_name     entity_type      CountOfcall_sign
> Verizon Wireless         CL      6956
> FIBERTOWER CORPORATION  CL       3930
> New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC  L       3450
> HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP    CL       3389
> FiberTower Network Services Corp.       L       3265
> RADIO DYNAMICS CORPORATION      CL       2988
> Cingular Wireless LLC   CL       2484
> METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORKS, INC L       2460
> AT&T Mobility LLC       CL       2270
> Keller and Heckman LLP  CL       1977
> UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD  L       1480
> Comsearch        CL      1471
> UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD  CL       1461
> CLEARWIRE SPECTRUM HOLDINGS III, LLC    CL       1416
> AT&T CORP.      CL       1355
> Clearwire Spectrum Holdings III, LLC    L       1185
> CELLCO PARTNERSHIP      L       1174
> Teligent, Inc.  CL       1108
> Sensus  CL       1090
> T-Mobile License LLC    L       1064
> Consolidated Spectrum Services  CL       1003
> LOS ANGELES SMSA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP    L       968
> AT&T CORP.      L       895
> Clearwire Corporation   CL       798
> TELECOM TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT, INC.      L       797
> McDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP      CL       789
> Verizon Wireless (VAW) LLC      L       786
> CLEARWIRE SPECTRUM HOLDINGS II LLC      L       775
> KATLINK LLC (debtor-in-possession)       L       770
> KATLINK LLC (debtor-in-possession)       O       770
> Telecom Transport Management, Inc.      CL       752
> Covington & Burling LLP CL       745
> CLEARWIRE SPECTRUM HOLDINGS II LLC      CL       737
> BNSF Railway Co.        L       726
> Dow, Lohnes & Albertson, PLLC   CL       723
> BNSF Railway Co.         CL      718
> Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC   L       679
> Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC   CL       677
> McDERMOTT, WILL & EMERY CL       648
> AT&T CORP       L       615
> T-Mobile License LLC    CL       608
> W. Stephen Cannon, Management Trustee   L       599
> W. Stephen Cannon, Management Trustee   O       599
> Dow Lohnes PLLC CL       599
> Qwest Corporation       L       586
> Qwest Corporation        CL      576
> BACKLINK V, LLC CL       575
> BACKLINK V, LLC L       575
> ART Licensing Corp.     L       571
> Constantine Cannon      CL       571
> Alltel Communications, LLC      L       552
> WILKINSON BARKER KNAUER, LLP    CL       550
> TRILLION PARTNERS, INC. CL       538
> Trillion Partners, Inc. L       529
> BACKLINK IV, LLC        L       511
> BACKLINK IV, LLC         CL      511
> BACKLINK III, LLC       L       508
> BACKLINK III, LLC       CL       508
> BACKLINK II, LLC        L       506
> BACKLINK II, LLC         CL      506
> BACKLINK I, LLC L       505
> BACKLINK I, LLC CL       505
> CHEVRON USA INC L       495
> CBS BROADCASTING INC.   L       492
> NBC TELEMUNDO LICENSE CO.       L       490
> Clearwire Spectrum Holdings II, LLC     L       484
> Northrop Grumman Information Technology, Inc.   L       467
> Northrop Grumman Information Technology, Inc.   CL       462
> Sprint Nextel Corporation        CL      453
> GTECH CORPORATION       L       452
> Stratos Offshore Services Company       CL       447
> ALLTEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.     CL       447
> Alltel Communications, LLC      CL       438
> CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP  L       428
> Wiley Rein LLP  CL       426
> MCI WORLDCOM NETWORK SERVICES INC       L       425
> American Electric Power Service Corporation     CL       410
> CALIFORNIA, STATE OF    L       406
> Covington & Burling     CL       406
> Brooks, Pierce, et al.  CL       403
> Pacific Gas and Electric Company        L       398
> Winstar Wireless Fiber Corp. (Chapter 7 Debtor) L       395
> Winstar Wireless Fiber Corp. (Chapter 7 Debtor) O       395
> UTC SPECTRUM SERVICES   CL       391
> SprintCom, Inc. L       386
> Teligent License Company II, L.L.C. (debtor-in-possession)       L       385
> Teligent License Company II, L.L.C. (debtor-in-possession)       O       385
> Graham Brock, Inc.      CL       384
> MICHIGAN, STATE OF      L       380
> MOTOROLA INC    L       380
> Pacific Gas and Electric Company         CL      374
> PACIFICORP      L       369
> Gannett Co., Inc.       CL       367
> CLEAR CHANNEL RADIO     CL       352
> American Electric Power Service Corporation     L       344
> Schwartz, Woods & Miller         CL      342
> Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, Chartered        CL      340
> GEORGIA POWER COMPANY   L       336
> NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY        L       334
> USCOC OF GREATER IOWA, LLC      L       333
>
>
>  --
>  Fred Goldstein    k1io   fgoldstein "at" ionary.com
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