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- shiftt, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Beautiful analysis at work. The FCC sells "airwaves" that it doesn't own to begin with, to companies that bid dizzying amounts and later supplement their expenses by hiking up our fees.
- Joe_rigby, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9*chants*
Goo-gle Goo-gle - shiftt, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3dontbejack, what's your point then? I might as well sell your air, you can "use it" for as long as you wish - that's the same reasoning behind these companies buying the right to use the airwaves
- antdude, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Execute Order 66!
- apexified, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Then the FCC will use the extra money to...
hire more people to listen and watch for things that deserve fines.
I'm sure no one is getting rich off that transaction. - soccerpmn, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5I got Time Warner. I sure hope they don't win it, they're becoming damn near fascists.
- ACalcutt, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2http://wireless.fcc.gov/auctions/default.htm?job=auction_factsheet&id=66
Licenses
Block A: 734 Cellular Market Area (CMA) licenses
Block B: 176 Economic Area (EA) licenses
Block C: 176 Economic Area (EA) licenses
Block D: 12 Regional Economic Area Grouping (REAG) licenses
Block E: 12 Regional Economic Area Grouping (REAG) licenses
Block F: 12 Regional Economic Area Grouping (REAG) licenses
Spectrum
1710-1755 and 2110-2155 MHz bands
Bandwidth
Block A: 1710-1720 / 2110-2120 (20 MHz)
Block B: 1720-1730 / 2120-2130 (20 MHz)
Block C: 1730-1735 / 2130-2135 (10 MHz)
Block D: 1735-1740 / 2135-2140 (10 MHz)
Block E: 1740-1745 / 2140-2145 (10 MHz)
Block F: 1745-1755 / 2145-2155 (20 MHz)
- diggm0nkey, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1i wonder how big the spectrum actually is.. doesnt say the frequency range
- kualla, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Hope Google wins this and not the Telco companies.
- orabox, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1The lower half of these paired frequencies, i.e., 1710-1755 MHz, is currently a Government band and is covered by a Congressional mandate that requires that auction proceeds fund the estimated relocation costs of incumbent federal entities.
The upper half of these paired frequencies, i.e., 2110-2150 MHz band, is used by private (including state and local governmental public safety services) and common carrier fixed microwave services (“FS”). The 2150-2155 MHz band is currently used by the Broadband Radio Service (“BRS”).
http://wireless.fcc.gov/auctions/default.htm?job=auction_factsheet&id=66#Permissible%20Operations - mikeon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1They don't really need to pay people to listen for stuff. They just wait for the complaints to roll in. Maybe they'll just make an informative ad to all the parents out there if they find something objectable, to call the toll free 800 number.
- dontbejack, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1shiftt: So what if the FCC doesn't actually own the airwaves and that they're in the public domain? They're not really selling the frequency, they're selling the right to use those frequencies. The blurp is misleading.
- rouslan, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I hope the new band allocation won't interfere with the shortwave band-I just hate broadband over powerline!
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -4/+3Bargain, I'll take two
- jhunt, on 10/12/2007, -13/+1nevermind
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