IP: RE: A "Better Network" for Emergency Communications

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

> From: "Sam Simon" <sam@simon.net>
> To: <farber@cis.upenn.edu>
> Subject: RE: A "Better Network" for Emergency Communications
> Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2001 09:57:35 -0500
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> David,
>
> I don't understand this. Is he saying the Government should come in a bail 
> out the carriers who over bid for the 3G spectrum? Is he saying the 
> Government should itself grab significant parts of that spectrum,and 
> develop its own services? Next generation wireless (3G) has been touted as 
> advanced, broadband competition, but the cost has been so great to 
> carriers they can't afford to implement. In Europe especially carriers are 
> having trouble paying for what they bid; and in US the NextWave debacle is 
> tying up a lot of spectrum. If the Government dives into this, it isn't 
> clear how or to what effect. Reed is not clear at all about what he really 
> means. As a result, it feels like he is carrying someone's water here, but 
> not clear whose.
> Sam
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