3 ms·

So by this license only businesses are allowed to have private communications, not individuals?

• mike_d 3y ago
  Hypothetically you could get a license just for yourself, but only you'd be able to use it which might get kinda lonely. Using a LLC is much more practical as the entity can own the radios and assign them to authorized users acting on behalf of the company. Forming a corporate entity and paying the frequency coordination fees are going to be minimal in comparison to the hardware costs to communicate at a distance (encrypted or clear) reliably.
• withinboredom 3y ago
  Businesses are the only legal way to “group” people together and hold them accountable. Since you are purchasing a license for some spectrum, they need a way to hold that group accountable. A common business arrangement is to create a “co-op” to work together, usually owned equally by the members. For example, there are a couple of developer co-ops around here to get discounts on IDEs and resources by appearing as a large org. Almost like what you’d expect from a union, but most clearly not a union.
• throw0101a 3y ago
  > So by this license only businesses are allowed to have private communications, not individuals? The first words on that pages are "Individuals or entities desiring to […]". You, as an individual, can get a license. It's probably just more common for legal persons [1] to go through the effort rather than natural persons [2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_person https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_person [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_person https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_person
  • lrvick 3y ago
    That is something, I suppose, though every person I want to communicate with would need one which is a real pain. Still, will explore this. If anyone has any tips for encrypted voice comms using this path I would welcome it