FCC changed the band plan at some point, I forget the details and when that happened.
From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Adam Moffett Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 9:12 AM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] EBS status for school districts I wonder what the original vision was with "educational broadcasts". If you had the "A", "B", "C", "D", or "G" block then you had 16.5Mhz plus a separate 6Mhz chunk about 60Mhz away. Why a separate smaller channel if not for FDD? Nobody duplexes TV. There's probably a dusty NPRM that explains the justification, but I can see why cell companies wanted to lease it. I have to wonder if AT&T lobbyists wrote the rules and educational use was just a politically convenient justification. This is just me wondering, of course, this is not a fact. On 4/15/2020 9:59 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote: I believe the original intent was to use it for broadcast TV. I doubt much of that ever happened. Consultants were out telling school districts this was a gold mine, the government was giving out free spectrum, and they should claim theirs and collect free money by leasing the license, which is what happened. From: AF <mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com> <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Adam Moffett Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 8:48 AM To: af@af.afmug.com <mailto:af@af.afmug.com> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] EBS status for school districts I know hindsight is 20/20, but I'll bet some of those EBS license holders wish they could undo their lease to Sprint and actually use it for distance learning like it was originally for. On 4/14/2020 6:12 PM, Eric Nielsen wrote: >From my understanding, the educational entities had to have requested and been >assigned a license back when the FCC was issuing them. If they don't currently >have a license they're out of luck, as the band is being repurposed for >commercial use. On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 6:03 PM Steve Jones <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com <mailto:thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> > wrote: That's what I'm concerned about. The window is thin to get into it. I know zero about it. Given the current state of affairs, it would be ideal for that auction to halt. We are positioned to partner with districts today and solve any remaining gaps in rural education connectivity. It's going to pop up come the 2020/2021 school year. In a perfect world, EBS would move to a reserved public/private partnership state. Not a lease for pay state. ie it's only available to school districts or ISPs willing to prioritize education connections in exchange for access to that districts lease. Speaking of that. Are districts default entitled to x mhz? How does that work. We have two districts in my town. Do each get some or do they share and have to agree to sale/lease? On Tue, Apr 14, 2020, 2:05 PM Eric Nielsen <ericlniel...@gmail.com <mailto:ericlniel...@gmail.com> > wrote: Keep in mind that this band will be auctioned in the coming months. School districts are selling their EBS licenses pretty regularly since the band can legally be owned by commercial entities now. They’re charging a premium for licenses and leases. Comsearch can generate interactive maps showing the percentage each block’s availability in each county of interest. On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 2:45 PM Steve Jones <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com <mailto:thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> > wrote: If a guy wanted to find out what spectrum is available to a school district, where would the guy start to look? I assume ULS, but I wouldnt know where to begin even -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com <mailto:AF@af.afmug.com> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- Eric Nielsen 571-508-7409 ericlniel...@gmail.com <mailto:ericlniel...@gmail.com> -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com <mailto:AF@af.afmug.com> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com <mailto:AF@af.afmug.com> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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