SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Technology Stocks : The *NEW* Frank Coluccio Technology Forum
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (7500)7/3/2004 8:57:02 AM
From: Peter Ecclesine  Read Replies (2) of 46821
 
Hi Frank,

>>While the new technology opens up new opportunities for efficient use of spectrum, using either of these technologies appears to violate the license rights of
current licensees<<

The Property Right vs Law of the Sea discussion in the June-August Cook Report (p134-153) shows the irrelevance of land as property as a model for regulating spectrum.

If any proof was needed, the FCC UWB ruling on Feb 14, 2002 showed that 'license rights' may be altered by the government at any time.

>>Central to the choice between a property right regime and a commons regime are
(i) scarcity and (ii) transaction costs<<

There are other equally valid choices that are not being discussed in the spectrum debate.

One is path licensing (70/80/90 GHz NPRM WT 02-146), where a path from point A to point B is protected by precalculating whether a new licensed path would interfere

Another is cognitive radios with protective logic. At a DARPA XG [http://www.darpa.mil/ato/programs/xg/overview.htm] meeting this week, we discussed regulating software radios by mandating they return to a 'safe operating mode' if they are not updated periodically. This allows exploration of new coexistence regimes, without forcing the primary license holders to freeze their own technology developments (e.g. radars continue to evolve).

petere
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  

HomeMailHotSubjectMarksPeopleMarksKeepersSettings
Terms Of UseContact UsCopyright/IP PolicyPrivacy PolicyAbout UsFAQAdvertise on SI
© 2025 Knight Sac Media.  Data provided by Twelve Data, Alpha Vantage, and CityFALCON News