Wouldn't the incentive be to stop competitors from using that part of the band?
On Fri, Jan 24, 2020 at 8:25 AM Mike Hammett <af...@ics-il.net> wrote: > The intent here is to stop that. There is no incentive to put up > placeholder equipment. > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> > > > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> > ------------------------------ > *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 > > 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: > >> 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: >> >>> 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: >>> >>>> 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: >>>> >>>>> 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: >>>>> >>>>>> 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: >>>>>> >>>>>>> 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 >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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 >>>> >>> -- >>> 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 >> > -- > 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 > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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