Spectrum of Greed

The Wireless Value Proposition

Ahhh, the smell of Napalm in the morning…. It smells like…..Victory!  But whose victory are we smelling?  And that scent in the air - it’s not Napalm - it’s…. MONEY!

Finally the rest of congress, not just those few that have been milking the FCC cow for all the spectrum licensing fees it could produce, have discovered what a very valuable resource wireless spectrum is.  Now they have decided to do what anyone would want to do if they discovered a valuable resource was theirs, but weren’t sure exactly how to value it - they want to inventory it, according to ARS Technica. (continue reading…)