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Even so, we're left with less space than we had before. To my knowledge the FCC is pretty liberal with dishing out public RF spectrum ranges to private entities
by nullbyte 7y ago
Even so, we're left with less space than we had before. To my knowledge the FCC is pretty liberal with dishing out public RF spectrum ranges to private entities, but they're much more conservative with turning over private RF ranges to the public.
Every part of the RF spectrum that the public loses is unlikely to be reclaimed. We have less airspace, permanently.
- PunksATawnyFill 7y agoEven more objectionable when the government apparently doesn't have enough spectrum for actual public-service needs. Witness the hack that is our "next-gen" air-traffic system, ADS-B, which (if I remember correctly) is a hokey two-system, ground-dependent approach because of a lack of sufficient spectrum.
- londons_explore 7y agoThe FCC is shortsighted for not making all spectrum be leased. It should all be on 25 year leases, auctioned a few years in advance of expiry.
- mycall 7y agoCongress could reclaim spectrum anytime they want, in theory.