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To: Clarksterh who wrote (21223)	1/13/1999 4:27:00 AM
From: gdichaz	Respond to of 152472

Since I ain't eminent at all, I have no hesitation in supporting the broad outlines of what George Gilder is saying from long experience in following him and his ideas. He is pointing out that the FCC approach is unnecessarily restrictive and bureaucratic. Not that there will never be in any place or any time some crowding on specific frequencies. The smart radio (which we have yet to see in action by the way) may well be a useful tool in permitting a much more intelligent approach. But that remains to be seen. Suggest you consider his views as an idea - a different and refreshing view counter to the conventional wisdom, nada mas. :-) Chaz

To: Clarksterh who wrote (21223)	1/13/1999 8:47:00 PM
From: George Gilder	Read Replies (6) \| Respond to of 152472

You don't really disagree. Obviously, the smart radio, perhaps controlled through the new Xilinx SRAM processors, instantly programmable in Java over the net, is not yet feasible for mass use in PCS. I am outlining a goal for the industry to be achieved step by step through the extension of unlicensed spectrum, such as the ISM band today, with bandwidth insulated spacially as well as by codes and frequencies. Today, for example, the bottom end of the spectrum accommodates millions of cordless phones, garage door openers, AM radio stations, and other transmissions without crippling interference. As Moore's Law proceeds, this solution will become ever more widely applicable. In the next few years, when practically everyone totes pdQs around the globe, and Qualcomm buys a floundering Ericsson, some such frequency agile mode will become mandatory.