[TowerTalk] Not directly tower related, FCC to require FREE wireless Broadband access.

[Robert Hess]

There is some interesting talk right now about 26
MHz....digital broadcasting.

www.26mhz.us

Bob
W1RH
--- "Dubovsky, George" <George.Dubovsky at andrew.com>
wrote:

> That's a 25 MHz wide chunk somewhere, not at 25
> MHz...
> 
> 73,
> 
> geo - n4ua
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-
> > bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Leif Ericksen
> > Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 2:52 PM
> > To: TowerTalk at contesting.com
> > Subject: [TowerTalk] Not directly tower
> related,FCC to require FREE
> > wireless Broadband access.
> > 
> > It seems that the FCC is going to auction off some
> space around 25MHz
> > and require the winner build a national wireless
> network and offer
> free
> > wireless access of of it.
> > 
> >
>
http://www.wirelessweek.com/FCC-Free-Wireless-Broadband.aspx
> > >>>
> > Here is a cut and paste from the above link:
> > 
> > The FCC is reportedly considering a plan to
> auction off more airwaves,
> > this time with the stipulation that the winner
> would provide free
> > broadband Internet access to the whole country. A
> tall order
> considering
> > the winning bidder would be paying for the right
> to build a national
> > wireless network and then paying to provide free
> service to millions
> of
> > Americans.
> > 
> > The airwaves in question are a 25 MHz block, and
> the commission would
> > require that at least a portion of the airwaves be
> set aside for free
> > Internet access. The winning bidder would have
> four years to build out
> > its network to at least 50% of the population and
> within 10 years
> would
> > be required to reach 95% of the United States
> population.
> > 
> > So far, no part of the commission's plan
> explaining how a company
> would
> > fund this effort has been reported. Skeptics also
> have cited that most
> > major wireless providers have just refreshed their
> spectrum holdings
> at
> > the commission's most recent auction, or through
> acquisitions. These
> > objections, however, do not rule out that some
> companies would still
> be
> > interested.
> > 
> > Startup M2Z Networks proposed a similar plan to
> the FCC last year,
> only
> > it wanted the spectrum for free. The company hoped
> it could pay for
> the
> > expense of building the network through
> advertising dollars and
> selling
> > subscriptions for consumers who wanted faster
> service. M2Z also
> offered
> > to pay the U.S. Treasury 5% of its revenue for use
> of the airwaves.
> > >>>
> > 
> > I can see it now linear amplifiers for 25 MHz so
> that you have some
> > power to make your network work!
> > 
> > --
> > Leif Ericksen
> > 73 DE N9SRW
> > Donations for a tower and my XYL's desired make
> over accepted at:
> > https://cipsecurity.us/ham/
> > 
> > 
> > 
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