FYI RF spectrum bidding wars

[Bob Bruhns]

Look what happened to AIS (sort of shipboard IFF).  US authorities sold the spectrum for one of the channels (161.975 MHz), and
it was in a block that some common carrier bought, and they wouldn't return it.  As a result, an international issue was
created, because now everybody in the world has to pay more for AIS transponders, because they have to protect the telecom
company around US territory, and the utility of AIS around the US coast is reduced.  Whoop de doo!!!

  Bob, WA3WDR




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Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 7:15 PM
Subject: FYI RF spectrum bidding wars


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