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Ex-FCC Chair: Spectrum Plan "Single Worst Telecom Bill I've Seen"

Posted by samzenpus on from the but-how-do-you-really-feel? dept.

alphadogg writes "Former FCC chairman Reed Hundt made waves when he called the House spectrum auction legislation 'the single worst telecom bill' he's seen. The legislation, which would severely restrict the FCC's ability to place conditions on spectrum auctions, is seen as a non-starter in the Senate where a bipartisan group of senators including John Kerry (D — Mass.) and Jerry Moran (R — Kan.) have signaled strong opposition to the House approach to authorizing spectrum auctions. In this interview, Hundt outlines his major objections to the House bill and describes what he would do differently to make more spectrum available."

2 of 63 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Limited Resources by ColdWetDog · · Score: 3, Informative

    Line breaks, motherfucker, do you understand them?

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    Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!
  2. Re:The bill sounds like a travesty, lets do better by jbolden · · Score: 4, Informative

    In terms of a citation the FCC did a substantial study and says we are 275 mhz short by 2014 ( http://download.broadband.gov/plan/fcc-staff-technical-paper-mobile-broadband-benefits-of-additional-spectrum.pdf ).

    Why can't the US, what makes the US this special case that has made it impossible to operate on a single band.

    A few big issues.

    1) The US has much lower population density than most other countries that invest in carriers. The US also has more terrain blockages like mountains and deserts.
    2) The US never agreed to a single standard GSM or CDMA

    . Why is this an issue only in the US, and why do we have to a) give it away or b) sell it?

    Needing to give it away or sell it, isn't only an issue in the US. As to why only those two, I explained in the original.