The only spectrum that cable companies logically would have licenses for, is satellite spectrum – unless they happen to be holding onto bits from failed terrestrial-microwave experiments back in the 80s…

Licensing that to VZW for mobile-data use, would put *mobile* terrestrial trancivers all over the place, possibly interfering with other satellite services.

Since we’ve seen what happens once a company is granted a license, and it’s later found out that the method by which they intend to use it will interfere with other (rather important) services…

I’d like to see the FCC be absolutely sure that giving Verizon this spectrum won’t harm other non-cellular-related RF services…

You’re digressing badly here.

What specific sat spectrum are you saying conflicts with that specific terrestrial spectrum that you expect to be approved?

Hence suing ReplayTV last time, and suing Dish this time…

But I am not for bulldozing over existing RF spectrum users in the name of more cell-phone/wireless-data coverage.

Satellite-based technologies (none of which compete with or are even in the same market as cell-phones) are very interference/cross-talk sensitive, and if the FCC lets cell carriers start using adjacent bands it will have a negative impact on the EXISTING users of various satellite based technologies…

That’s why I wasn’t ‘for’ LightSquared in that past situation (The bought-and-paid-for WAAS GPS installed-base should trump ‘I want to start a new wireless-data carrier’), and why I’m wary of this situation (I say wary because unlike LS, there is a possibility that the spectrum in question could be used without interfering)…

One of the legitimate roles of the FCC, is to de-conflict spectrum usage, so I don’t see this as an overstep.

I agree with your view of broadcast TV (dinosaur), but I don’t agree that expanding wireless data availability & competition should trump all other spectrum uses… Especially when we’re talking about stuff used for aviation navigation (which isn’t an issue this time, but was for LightSquared).

And of course, given the Obama administration?s track record of unfairlyingly picking whinners and losers…

Much better now.

What does this even mean? It’s barely a sentence. Here, I fixed it:
“Dish is undermining legitimate consumer choice by allowing consumers to do what they want.” OH, THE HORROR.

Somehow I suspect this is what Verizon is trying to do (use satellite frequencies for terrestrial LTE)…..

The manufacture of THAT was sued too, but went bankrupt before the case could reach a verdict…

ReplyTV ended up getting bought out by DirecTV, so we’ll probably see THEM offer a ‘hopper-style’ service too…