Peter,
Thanks for the refresher on the various "Parts" of the FCC's wireless rules and for elucidating on the relative importance of mobility and stationary nodes. I almost got sucked into the quagmire that one finds when reading the pdf's at the FCC site, so I decided, based on my past experiences in muck wading, to go with your general observations and statements, instead ;)
In large part, the references you posted are part and parcel of the popular thinking that I was referring to above in my reply to Jim Kayne. While the matter isn't quite as stark as, "It is, therefore it must be," there is an element of inertia that affects our perceptions of how spectrum is regarded when all of the government's rules and the industry forces based on those rules, and the enterprises in various sectors line up behind it.
And, I think it's only appropriate to add, because it weighs on the legitimacy of those rules in some ways, the arm twisting that powerful individuals and their industry associations exerted in getting those rules enacted. Let's face it. The manner in which RF spectrum is managed transcends science and technology, and very often bends to the whims of market forces, with time, despite its taking place at a glacial pace. And then there is also the matter of an embedded infrastructure and its underlying, and sometimes hidden (and not so hidden), forces that present formidable obstacles, as well.
Viewing the matter greenfiled-like and at 100,000 ft, at issue, I believe, is the question over whether the open spectrum camp and its ideas have merit, or not, despite whether or not its proponents can answer the valid questions you raised to the satisfaction of all. I happened to cite David Reed's work in my earlier post, but he's not alone in the pursuit to properly characterize the properties and characteristics of spectrum and how it can be used. So, let me ask you, Do you think - without citing FCC regs - there is any merit to the research and pioneering work being done in the pursuit of an open spectrum regime?
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