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FCC Will Require New Spectrum Winners To Open Network

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How terribly noble

japhy

Jul 10, 2007, 1:11 PM
And yet. . . I can't see this happening. True interoperability between different networks & manufacturers? Far easier said that done. I wonder if they'd be required to restrict the technologies in use in that band as well? That would solve half the problem.
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japhy

Jul 10, 2007, 1:13 PM
Just re-read the annoucement - it saw that it will only apply to new networks. That makes it even more likely.
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Jayshmay

Jul 10, 2007, 1:32 PM
What exactly do you mean by resticting the neteworks would solve half the problem?
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japhy

Jul 10, 2007, 1:44 PM
As in: they'd restrict it to GSM only or CDMA only, so that everything that operated on that band would be using one standard. But that's not quite how it would work - I didn't read the press release carefully.
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Jayshmay

Jul 10, 2007, 1:46 PM
I guess whoever wins the 700mhz auction, whether it's a CDMA carrier, or s GSM carrier.

Heck, when does this auction take place anyway??? It isn't until next year, right?
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Globhead

Jul 10, 2007, 5:38 PM
The news appears to mean a carrier can't prohibit use of your data plan for specific applications (eg, blocking certain ports to try to do that), or requiring a specific phone in order to have a specific service plan (eg, require a special blackberry plan to activate a blackberry phone), or vice versa (eg, require purchase of a Sidekick to get a particular data plan).

I don't see where it says incompatible technology must be made to work.
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muchdrama

Jul 10, 2007, 7:51 PM
japhy said:
And yet. . . I can't see this happening. True interoperability between different networks & manufacturers? Far easier said that done. I wonder if they'd be required to restrict the technologies in use in that band as well? That would solve half the problem.


If anyone's going to motivate said networks, it's the Chairman of the FCC.
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Kagehiru

Jul 11, 2007, 10:33 AM
Pretty much everything I am reading points to this spectrum being used for data delivery. WiMax rollouts, cable companies, and other broadband providers are all looking at this spectrum. I think the intent of this ruling is to ensure that this spectrum doesn't become yet another proprietary network for data carriers.
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