IP: Mad as hell Hughes -- FCC Proposes Primary Status for Amateur Service at 2.4 GHz

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com>


[Note:  This comment comes from reader Dave Hughes.  DLH]

At 13:33 -0700 5/9/02, Dave Hughes wrote:
> From: "Dave Hughes" <dave () oldcolo com>
> To: <dewayne () warpspeed com>
> Subject: RE: [Dewayne-Net] FCC Proposes Primary Status for Amateur
> Service at 2.4 GHz
> Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 13:33:15 -0700
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>
> Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 1:55 PM
> To: Dewayne-Net Technology List
> Subject: [Dewayne-Net] FCC Proposes Primary Status for Amateur Service
> at 2.4 GHz
>
> This afternoon the FCC announced that it has initiated a rulemaking
> in which it proposes to, among other things, upgrade the existing
> secondary amateur radio service allocation in the 2400-2402 MHz band
> to primary status and add a primary allocation for the
> amateur-satellite service in this band.  The FCC is also proposing to
> allocate the 135.7-137.8 kHz and 5250-5400 kHz bands to the amateur
> radio service on a secondary basis.  More details to follow once the
> full text of the rulemaking is released.
>    The item is Docket ET 02-98.  It will be interesting to see
> how the WiFi community reacts to this.  <g>
>
> -- Dewayne
>
> What the hell is this? A DIRECT attempt by the FCC to squash the 802.11b
> growth and use? They know perfectly damn well what that will do - cast
> doubt and uncertainty among users and profit or non-profit (educational)
> ISPs.
> Why don't they just issue a Report and Order removing all 2.4ghz
> frequencies from Part 15, and quit the fun and games and their attempts
> to mask their true intentions? Kill license exempt broadband is their
> TRUE goal. Anybody that doubts that is a fool.
>
> Keep us informed as to when, where THIS item will be heard before the
> Commissioners. I will make plans to appear in person and testify. And
> wouldn't mind being dragged out of the hearing by guards after burning
> their ears. At least the reporters there will move these items from the
> arcane technical gobbledygook to the seriously political pages.
>
> Dave 'Mad as Hell' Hughes
> dave () oldcolo com



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