The intent here is to stop that. There is no incentive to put up placeholder equipment.
----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions Midwest Internet Exchange The Brothers WISP ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam Moffett" <dmmoff...@gmail.com> To: af@af.afmug.com Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2020 2:39:30 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] FCC 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction 105 There have already been cases where a speculator pays people to install equipment just so they can demonstrate that they're using it while they find a buyer. They paid for much more expensive equipment than a 3.5ghz AP. Maybe someone squats all the PAL's in a market until Select Spectrum finds a cell phone company who wants to pay a few mil for them. Or is there something in the rules to prevent that? On 1/23/2020 3:08 PM, Mark Radabaugh wrote: If you buy it but don’t operate in it then the spectrum stays as GAA which anyone can use. I don’t see it as being a good speculative investment play given that it returns to GAA unless you are actually using it. In a metro area it might make sense from an investment perspective but in a rural area where there are a very limited number of potential users trying to hold the spectrum to maximize value is pretty difficult. If the investor can’t come to an agreement with the operator the operator still gets the spectrum as GAA. The investor then has to go find an operator willing to utilize the spectrum and incur the buildout costs. The idea behind having spectrum revert to GAA is meant to discourage warehousing and speculation on spectrum. Hard to say at this point if it will work out that way, but it’s at least a start at breaking the current speculative warehousing the goes on in spectrum. Mark <blockquote> On Jan 23, 2020, at 1:41 PM, Steve Jones < thatoneguyst...@gmail.com > wrote: You can lease it out, so I doubt it On Thu, Jan 23, 2020 at 12:33 PM Jason McKemie < j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com > wrote: <blockquote> Is there not going to be a requirement that the companies that buy the spectrum actually utilize it? If not, that's dumb. On Thu, Jan 23, 2020 at 11:08 AM Steve Jones < thatoneguyst...@gmail.com > wrote: <blockquote> Investors are who will be taking the spectrum. HUGE opportunity. Commscope is putting together a guidance I know we will get the credits toward the auction, but I simply dont see us being able to outbid investors. unless your in cook county On Wed, Jan 22, 2020 at 8:51 PM Jaime Solorza < losguyswirel...@gmail.com > wrote: <blockquote> Friend of mine still has some ESMR licenses he leases that he got before Nextel sold out to Sprint. Great residual income. On Wed, Jan 22, 2020, 1:36 PM Cameron Crum < cc...@murcevilo.com > wrote: <blockquote> My opinion, any spectrum you own is valuable and will only increase in value. It's like beachfront property, they ain't making any more of it and communication demands aren't getting any smaller. On Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at 9:44 AM Mathew Howard < mhoward...@gmail.com > wrote: <blockquote> I imagine it depends a lot on the location... I can't see it having much value in some areas. On Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at 6:41 AM < ch...@wbmfg.com > wrote: <blockquote> How much do you think it is worth to win some of this spectrum? There are some that are trying to form consortiums. -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com </blockquote> -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com </blockquote> -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com </blockquote> -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com </blockquote> -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com </blockquote> -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com </blockquote> </blockquote> -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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