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The notion of granting permanent exclusive right of way to anyone is decidedly non-optimal. What was once the most efficient use for that spectrum may no longe
by bnfjrjjfjhm 10y ago
The notion of granting permanent exclusive right of way to anyone is decidedly non-optimal. What was once the most efficient use for that spectrum may no longer be the case, but now you have to fight monopoly forces in order to achieve efficient use. If spectrum were an infinite resource, sure grant permanent ownership, but it's not infinite. One spectrum grant precludes someone else from having access to wireless spectrum.
A much more efficient means would have been automated auctions for 12 month leases, combined with broadcasters having the capability to automatically switch to different channels as their spectrum portfolio changes.
- refurb 10y agoUmmm... it's not permanent ownership, it's a limited duration license.
- pdabbadabba 10y agoSounds like you would like the 3.5 GHz "citizens band." https://www.fcc.gov/rulemaking/12-354 https://www.fcc.gov/rulemaking/12-354
- dang 10y agoPlease don't create batches of new accounts to use only for a comment or two. This breaks the fundamentals of the community here: HN threads are for individuals engaging in conversation. Anonymity is fine, of course, but there needs to be some sort of identity for people to relate to. Otherwise we might as well have no usernames at all, which would be an entirely different site. It's particularly bad to do this within a single conversation.
- nkkjcfhb 10y ago>It's particularly bad to do this within a single conversation Ordinarily I would use the same account for at least a few threads, but you're not making this easy with all the new filters