moonlitnite
Well-known member
Hi all,
As expected, the FCC is back at it again drooling over our wireless frequencies. And while broadcasters have significant lobbying influence, us orpahs should anticipate the impending squeeze. So enjoy the "good old days" while you can...
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(excerpt WSJ)
The agency is also trying to identify airwaves that might be taken away from current holders and auctioned off for more wireless broadband service. A proposal floated recently by FCC officials to take airwaves from TV broadcasters has been met with sharp resistance from station owners...
The market value of the television airwaves if used for wireless broadband would be about $64 billion, estimated Coleman Bazelon, an economist for the Brattle Group. Those airwaves are worth about $12 billion if they remain devoted to TV broadcasts, he said.
"Much of what we see suggests that mobile broadband can be the pre-eminent platform for innovation in the next decade. To be the global leader in innovation 10 years from now, we need to lead the world in wireless broadband," Mr. Genachowski said. "We will need to find ways to free up new spectrum to mobile broadband. This will require examining old allocation decisions."
As expected, the FCC is back at it again drooling over our wireless frequencies. And while broadcasters have significant lobbying influence, us orpahs should anticipate the impending squeeze. So enjoy the "good old days" while you can...
---------
(excerpt WSJ)
The agency is also trying to identify airwaves that might be taken away from current holders and auctioned off for more wireless broadband service. A proposal floated recently by FCC officials to take airwaves from TV broadcasters has been met with sharp resistance from station owners...
The market value of the television airwaves if used for wireless broadband would be about $64 billion, estimated Coleman Bazelon, an economist for the Brattle Group. Those airwaves are worth about $12 billion if they remain devoted to TV broadcasts, he said.
"Much of what we see suggests that mobile broadband can be the pre-eminent platform for innovation in the next decade. To be the global leader in innovation 10 years from now, we need to lead the world in wireless broadband," Mr. Genachowski said. "We will need to find ways to free up new spectrum to mobile broadband. This will require examining old allocation decisions."