WCS: Use it or Lose it
Source: RCR Wireless and Orbitcast
The WCS Coalition, a group including Sprint Nextel, BellSouth, NextWave Broadband, AT&T and Comcast, has appealed to the FCC over SIRIUS and XM repeater regulations.
The Coalition argues that their WiMax deployment (located in the 2 GHz band) has been delayed due to uncertainty over SIRIUS and XM interference.
This is a farce, as the Coalition has been hogging this spectrum for years without any sign of development. SIRIUS and XM have only now become the excuse-of-the-week for the WCS.
As Google and Earthlink have demonstarted, broadband wireless services can be viable using existing public spectrum.
We propose that the FCC acknowledges the potential and popularity of satellite radio, and seize the spectrum from WCS in 2007 when the government buildout deadline expires.
To learn more about the history of WCS and satellite radio, check out Satellite Radio TechWorld.
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