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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (21101)	4/26/2007 1:42:52 PM
From: ftth	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 46821

Yep, this glowing endorsement of the small pieces in the 700MHz spectrum, as a "third pipe" (which I take to mean a comparable substitute for DSL and cable not just today but into the future) has the same foul odor as similar glowing endorsement of BPL by the FCC (and all the apologists for the "broadband is just fine in the US" point of view, that populate these Congressional panels with standing invitations). I trust that the entities looking to drop billions on this spectrum in the auctions have done the analysis and know it isn't going to be that substitute (i.e. they have something else in mind, but don't see reason to contradict the FCC Chairman on that point, or for that matter, to reveal their business plans to other bidders). Now on the other hand, for the underserved and/or rural areas with at most one broadband wireline option (especially if it is sub-megabit, which many still are), the 700MHz spectrum could certainly fill a void for a number of years. But the majority of the US spectrum is sliced and diced into such small helpings, it will be all but useless in say a decade (unless the promises of cognitive radio (which has its own ambiguous set of future regulatory issues) pan out).