FCC to ask TV stations to yield 500MHz of spectrum for broadband

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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> From: "Ronald J Riley (RJR)" <rjr () rjriley com>
> Date: February 25, 2010 6:19:09 PM EST
> To: dave () farber net
> Subject: RE: [IP] FCC to ask TV stations to yield 500MHz of spectrum  
> for broadband

> Dave for IP if you wish.
>
> It is BS to allow the broadcast industry to sell what is a public  
> asset.  I think that our response should be to levy an annual tax on  
> their spectrum :)
>
> Ronald J. Riley,
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> I am speaking only on my own behalf.
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> From: Dave Farber [mailto:dave () farber net]
> Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 8:31 AM
> To: ip
> Subject: [IP] FCC to ask TV stations to yield 500MHz of spectrum for  
> broadband
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> Begin forwarded message:
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> > From: Bob Poortinga <ip () k9sql us>
> > Date: February 25, 2010 11:13:24 AM EST
> > To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
> > Subject: FCC to ask TV stations to yield 500MHz of spectrum for  
> > broadband
>
> > For IP if appropriate:
> >
> > <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/02/tv-stations-asked-to-yield-500mhz-of-spectrum-for-broadband.ars 
> > >
> > --------------------------
> > The Chair of the Federal Communications Commission unveiled a key
> > component of the agency's impending National Broadband Plan on
> > Wednesday: a program to free up 500MHz of spectrum over the next
> > decade for the mobile wireless industry. The agency will propose a
> > "Mobile Future Auction" that will allow television broadcasters in
> > "spectrum starved" markets to "voluntarily relinquish" licenses in
> > exchange for a cut of the auction proceeds.
> > ...
> > --------------------------
> >
> > --
> > Bob Poortinga  K9SQL
> > Bloomington, IN  US
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