> > (Of course when I point out the same thing to netheads, that TCP/IP > is terribly obsolete, they look at me like I'm nuts, but then they're > inside the belly of their beast too.)
If you have a link to any of your past writings along that regard I would very much like to see them. > >>Just give us the spectrum. We'll build the damn broadband. It is that >>easy. The "voucher" should be the exclusive spectrum license granted >>to those who build the tower and serve the broadband. Why do we have >>to have auctions, USF and go broke with paying out trillions in >>stimulus. >> >>Free Spectrum Licenses = Universal low-cost broadband. Problem solved. >>Scriv > > Good idea. Of course it doesn't fly with the FCC, and for the > silliest reason: The people in charge of "broadband" and USF are the > FCC's Wireline [prevention of] Competition Bureau, while auctions > belong to the Wirelss Telecommunications Bureau. WTB will no nothing > to help WCB. Each has its own metrics. WTB's is auction revenue, so > free spectrum would hurt their metrics. And WCB's subsidiary USAC > can just raise taxes. > > I actually proposed this once and the results were "interesting": > > A brief, sad study in how the FCC reads Comments > > Fred Goldstein, November 2003 > http://www.ionary.com/ion-FCC-comments.html > > Fred, I can definitely feel your pain. And I am also greatly enlightened with the revelations I read in your article. I have seen the same level of near schizophrenic interpretations of comments in how they word their R&Os. I learned something in your article I did not know about the WTB and the WCB. I did not know how their missions were at odds. Thank you for sharing this perspective. I would suggest everyone read Fred's article. The date may be from 2003 but the content is very much apropos to the issues we are facing today within the FCC. John Scrivner -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
