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Is More Unlicensed Spectrum for Higher Education Worth Fighting For?

Is More Unlicensed Spectrum for Higher Education Worth Fighting For?. by J.H. Snider New America Foundation at Net@EDU 2004 Tempe, Arizona, February 2, 2004. Yes. Overview. Economics & Politics of Licensed Spectrum Economics & Politics of Unlicensed Spectrum

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Is More Unlicensed Spectrum for Higher Education Worth Fighting For?

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  1. Is More Unlicensed Spectrum for Higher Education Worth Fighting For? by J.H. Snider New America Foundation at Net@EDU 2004 Tempe, Arizona, February 2, 2004

  2. Yes

  3. Overview • Economics & Politics of Licensed Spectrum • Economics & Politics of Unlicensed Spectrum • The Major Flavors of Unlicensed Spectrum • FCC Initiatives Involving Unlicensed Spectrum • An Action Plan For You

  4. Economics & Politics of Licensed Spectrum • Value of spectrum (“the most valuable natural resource of the information age”) • About $1.2 billion/MHz in 2001 • About $500 million/MHz in 2003 • Lobbying strategy of licensed incumbents to capture this value • Win spectrum flexibility for yourself • Keep out unlicensed spectrum

  5. Economics & Regulation of Unlicensed Spectrum • Technology Change: From Dumb to Smart Radio • FCC Regulation: Assumes Dumb Radios • Smart Radio Analogy: What if the FCC regulated the acoustic spectrum the way it regulated the radio spectrum?

  6. Politics of Unlicensed Spectrum • Only 1% of Spectrum Below 2 GHz is primary unlicensed • Cannot take away spectrum from incumbent license holders • Unlicensed Spectrum has come from the “junk” (ISM) bands • Spectrum Policy Task Force Report calls for more unlicensed above 5 GHz • Trade associations & companies have conflicting constituencies on this issue

  7. Major Flavors of Unlicensed • Opportunistic (e.g., Darpa’s XG) • Dedicated/Primary (e.g., Wi-Fi) • Underlay (e.g., UWB) And Don’t Forget... • Low Frequency (the “beachfront”) • High Frequency (the “desert”)

  8. The FCC is focusing on underlays • The FCC thinks this a good political compromise • But: incumbents are attacking underlays • Incumbents may have a reasonable argument (4G) • Likely compromise: a very low power (and not very useful) unlicensed underlay • The most successful unlicensed applications are in the dedicated unlicensed bands • Should this lead us to revisit dedicated unlicensed spectrum?

  9. FCC Initiatives Involving Unlicensed Spectrum • Band Specific (MMDS/ITFS, Broadcast Band, Other) • Cross-Band (Cognitive Radio, Interference Threshold Temperature, Part 15)

  10. Action Plan • What is your expected demand for unlicensed spectrum? • Given that demand, what is your supply? • If you forecast inadequate supply, what type of supply is needed? • Low vs. high frequency • Type of unlicensed (underlay, dedicated, etc.)

  11. Please File FCC Comments!!! • Go to www.fcc.gov • Click on E-Filing (on bar at top of page) • Click on Electronic Comment Filing System • Click on Submit a Filing (on bar at right of page) or, go direct: http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/upload_v2.cgi

  12. To file Comments, visit: http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/upload_v2.cgi Brief Directions: 1.  Proceeding: 03-66 2.  Mail Correspondence: Click "Name." 3.  Name of Applicant: Your company 4.  Law firm name: Skip this 5.  Attorney name: Skip this 6.  E-mail address: Skip this 7.  Mailing address: You business address 8.  City: Your city 9.  State: Your state 10. Zip code: Your zip code 11. Ex parte: Skip this 12. Document Type: Select "Comment." After filling out this top form, jump to the field "Brief Comment" at the bottom of the page. Enter a brief comment supporting more unlicensed spectrum in the MMDS/ITFS band, then click on "Send Brief Comment to FCC."

  13. New America’s Website Program Website: www.spectrumpolicy.org Foundation Website: www.NewAmerica.net My E-Mail Address: Snider@newamerica.net

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