Consumers Union To FCC: Unlock Our Phones
Yeah More Government in wireless....
All the references to Europe and how great the unlocked phones are seem to be forgetting the reason we are so behind them in the 1st place... The FCC! The way they divided up radio spectrum to pieces to ensure competition has created and fueled our divergent technologies. These do good consumer groups always end up increasing the cost to consumers while acting in their best interest. Now the FCC is asked to step in and undo 20 years of meddling with even more meddling. 😕 When will it end............maybe next time I will learn how to use a paragraph correctly ðŸ¤
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Actually, the European spectrum is divided up almost exactly the same as the U.S. spectrum. They have a small 900 band that looks a lot like our 800(850) band, and their DCS band looks pretty similar to our PCS band.
Specifically, in many European countries, the number of licensees in the lower vs. upper bands is pretty much the same as in the U.S. The FCC didn't do anything special or different with the frequency bands compared to Europe.
The main difference is that the FCC did NOT "meddle" at all when it came to technology, and instead let the market decide. That's why we have several technologies while Europe has one. So I'd say it's the opposite - "meddling" by the European governments is why they standardized on GSM.
Specifically, in many European countries, the number of licensees in the lower vs. upper bands is pretty much the same as in the U.S. The FCC didn't do anything special or different with the frequency bands compared to Europe.
The main difference is that the FCC did NOT "meddle" at all when it came to technology, and instead let the market decide. That's why we have several technologies while Europe has one. So I'd say it's the opposite - "meddling" by the European governments is why they standardized on GSM.
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