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To: Dexter Lives On who wrote (12146)	2/19/2002 2:10:44 PM
From: Clancy Hughes	Respond to of 12823

Interesting. This (2.5) is a crowded spectrum. I think the FCC would do well to open up the commons for ultra wide spectrum use by CDMA like ("clouds not strings")and computer radio technology (seeking unused frequencies/niches). Far greater efficiency! From a market stand point, I wonder if the gargantuan capital expense imposed on the wireless frequencies by auction does not in itself price the market into a depression. When you think about it, the consumer must pay. The auction seems like a huge hidden tax. More like extortion. Further the auction works in favor of the incumbent telcos who can thus maintain their monopolistic pricing of phone service. What brought us the bubble was a crease in knowledge which bypassed these behemoths, until they (incumbents) begin to catch on. I believe the combined conspiring of the incumbent carriers brought the economy to it's knees. Could it be that the incumbents have undue influence on the FCC?