The whole EBS thing was kind of a scam. Educational institutions could get the
spectrum if some consultant clued them in to apply for it. Very few ever used
it for educational broadcast TV, but then they could lease it out to companies
like Clear so it was like free money for the schools. I seem to remember no
new EBS licenses were issued, but existing license holders were allowed to
expand their circles to natural boundaries like county lines at one point.
The circles were not necessarily around the schools, but around a tower or a
location where they might build a tower.
From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Bill Prince
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2024 12:45 PM
To: af@af.afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] defunct WISPs
I remember getting PCNs for Clearwire (later just "Clear") with 255
installations per PCN.
I also recall complaining about such ridiculous notices.
bp
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On 9/23/2024 8:26 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote:
I remember around the time JAB/Rise was taking off there was a flurry of other
WISPs that took off and then crashed and burned rather suddenly. I think at
least one of them used WiMAX equipment that was somewhat popular with apartment
dwellers because they had indoor modems. I also seem to remember equipment
vendors left holding the bag, and surplus equipment showing up on eBay. I
think one of them approached us about M&A but they were offering stock claiming
that was better than cash because it would go up in value (yeah, right).
Anyone remember the names of these companies, I’m drawing a blank. Also any
recollection of what went wrong and lessons learned that might apply to the
current rush to deploy broadand.
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