Re: private 5G networks?

[Jared Mauch <jared () puck nether net>]

> On Dec 5, 2021, at 3:42 AM, Eliot Lear <lear () lear ch> wrote:
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> On 01.12.21 15:17, Tom Beecher wrote:
> > While you are correct that it's just as illegal to intentionally interfere with the unlicensed wifi bands as it is 
> > with CBRS, the difference is that the FCC and regulatory bodies are much more likely to investigate and take action 
> > against intentional interference in these frequency ranges than they would be in the unlicensed wifi bands.
>
> And there's a practical reason for that: establishing proof of unauthorized use of a frequency is a heck of a lot 
> easier than intentional interference.  All the former requires is triangulation of the offending station.  The latter 
> requires that plus a finding of intent. It CAN happen; but more often than not what is actually found is a faulty 
> piece of equipment that is emitting something and everything else catching a bad harmonic. There was a famous case 
> about this in Wales in which an old television set took out a town.[1]
>
> Eliot
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> https://www.openreach.com/news/second-hand-tv-wipes-out-broadband-for-entire-village/
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There was one in Oregon where it was transmitting on one of the ELB frequencies as well

https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/01/technology/the-tv-that-sent-out-a-cry-for-help-via-satellite.html

- Jared