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Northpoint Lobbying Crumbles on Hill
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 08:37:39 -0500
------ Forwarded Message From: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com> [Note: I'm posting this as an example of all that's bad with current spectrum management policy and practice. Make sure you bring not only your technology and checkbook to the party! DLH] Northpoint Lobbying Crumbles on Hill - - - As Congress wraps up its lame duck session, it appears that Northpoint Technology - the Washington, D.C., company pushing its wireless technology that would share frequencies with satellite TV - failed again to gain an exclusive hold on spectrum it needs for the service. Last week, right before an Intelligence Conference Report was closed and sent to the House floor for a vote, Northpoint Technology made a push to have its spectrum-grab language included in the legislation, sources said. A united satellite industry stopped the Northpoint attempt, and the Intelligence Conference Report passed the House without the company's proposed language, they said. Northpoint has been lobbying Congress to give it an exclusive lock on the wireless technology, which will share spectrum used by DBS services. The company is opposed to an auction for the Multichannel Video and Data Distribution Service (MVDDS) spectrum, which is scheduled at the FCC for Feb. 13. The Northpoint language would override the Federal Communications Commission's decision to hold auctions for MVDDS spectrum licenses, and would grant the company a free, nationwide exclusive authorization. In addition to the Intelligence report, the company has reportedly gone after several appropriations bills, the farm bill, an economic stimulus package and the Homeland Security bill. Northpoint Technology has been at the front of the or MVDDS debate in Washington. Satellite interests are concerned that the spectrum-sharing wireless technology will interfere with satellite signals. Source: SkyREPORT 11/20/02 Archives at: <http://web.wireless.com/index.php?name=Mailing_List&fn=viewml&mid=4> ------ End of Forwarded Message ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To unsubscribe or update your address, click http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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