[CWN-Summit] FCC 3650 band response just issued today

[Sascha Meinrath]

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Hi Stephen,

Stephen Ronan wrote:
> 
> Congrats to Sascha, Harold, and all the rest of us who worked on this
> issue (see below forwarded from the WISPA FCC list).
> http://www.saschameinrath.com/node/198
>   - Stephen Ronan
> p.s. Pls excuse me if the news below has already been sent to this list
> (I get the digest version).

Thanks for the shout out.  It's really great to see all the hard work so many
people have been doing for the past several years finally pay off.  It is very
true that the activation of the community wireless movement has helped shift
national telecommunications policy.  My goal now is to build upon this momentum.
   I believe we're just getting started.

- --Sascha

> Dan Lubar wrote:
>> Greetings everyone..
>>
>> I wanted to make everyone aware of today's published response from the
>> FCC regarding the reconsideration of its 3650 NPRM..
>>
>> http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-07-99A1.pdf
>>
>> Note that the petitions for reconsideration of this rule making have
>> been denied and 3650 band usage in the United States is now one step
>> closer.
>>
>> Respectfully,
>>
>> Dan Lubar
>> RelayServices
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> 
> 
> 
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:     Re: [WISPA FCC] FCC 3650 band response today..
> Date:     Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:21:27 -0700
> From:     Jack Unger <junger at ask-wi.com>
> Reply-To:     FCC Discussion <fcc at wispa.org>
> To:     wireless at wispa.org, FCC Discussion <fcc at wispa.org>
> References:    
> <7f6f12770706070954y74061e57jb69034139abf25f7 at mail.gmail.com>
> 
> 
> 
> Only FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein added comments to the 3650 band
> Memorandum Opinion and Order published today.
> He said:
> 
> _______________________________________________________________________________________
> 
> *"A little over two years ago, I was very pleased to support the
> Commissions innovative decision to make the spectrum in the 3650-3700
> MHz (3650 MHz) band available on a licensed, but non-exclusive, basis.
> In many respects, this was a bold statement. We wanted to take advantage
> of the success of the WiFi movement and take it to another level. We
> wanted to find the right balance between a licensing model for
> traditional, area-wide mobile systems and a model for unlicensed,
> consumer-based services. Our licensing regime for the 3650 MHz band will
> serve as a wireless highway between small towns and the big city it will
> facilitate the delivery of broadband to all corners of the country by
> serving a different user group, one that often is driven by more
> localized, community based needs.
> 
> Since our initial decision, I have talked often about the public
> interest benefits of the new licensing rules for the 3650 MHz band. I
> have spoken with many supporters of our decision, and with those who
> believe the band would be better used on an exclusive basis. But I
> remain convinced the hybrid licensing approach that we first adopted for
> the 3650 MHz band is the correct one, and I enthusiastically support our
> reconsideration order today.
> 
> During my time at the Commission, I have pushed for flexible licensing
> approaches that make it easier for community-based providers to get
> access to wireless broadband opportunities, and the rules we affirm for
> the 3650 MHz band should help make wireless broadband services available
> to a large number of new users. Today, we uphold our earlier decision to
> put in place a regime that doesnt rely on first in time and provides
> equal access to all. I have heard from representatives of the Community
> Wireless Network movement about our 3650 MHz licensing rules, and they
> are thrilled with the hybrid approach and the positive impact it will
> have on their efforts to deploy broadband networks in underserved
> communities around the country.
> 
> So, once again, I wholeheartedly support our 3650 MHz licensing
> decision. Of course, only time will tell if this unique approach will
> result in increased use of this spectrum band. But I think that given
> the success of unlicensed wireless networks, we are on the right track,
> and our creative spectrum management approach is well justified.
> 
> 
> *_____________________________________________________________________________________
> 
> 
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