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| DATE | 2005-02-28 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir Secretary NYLXS
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [hangout] [will_edit_for_food@mac.com: Upcoming FCC ruling]
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Hi-ho, Ruben. My name is Carol, and we met a few months ago at the
pharmacy. You tried to interview my husband Peter Wainwright, to much
diverse alarums.
I thought this should be brought to your and your group's attention.
My friend Harold Feld is a lawyer with the Media Access Project
(www.mediaaccess.org). He needs people to comment on a potential FCC
order. He told me to send this out to as many open-source types as
possible (feel free to forward). Please make comments before March 3rd,
5pm.
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I got an update that the 365-3700 Order is "not particularly friendly
to mesh networks." We need comments from the open source community
that emphasize the following:
1) Open spectrum/open source is a volunteer community. Barriers to
entry must be low, and the FCC must recognize that investment happens
without big corporations or well-funded start ups.
2) Low power is more important in many communities than high-power.
The FCC must not sacrifice the possibility of low power mesh in the
3650-3700 MHz band for the sake of high-power in the band.
3) Above all, the FCC must not establish exclusive licensing or "first
in time, first in right" site licensing that will make it impossible
for communities to deploy numerous open source solutions.
Intel's filing opposing us on this can be found at
http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?
native_or_pdf=pdf&id_document=6517321987. While Intel supports open
source and open spectrum in some bands, it supports closed proprietary
systems in others. This is why open source/open spectrum supporters
cannot rely on our "friends" in private industry. In any given
proceeding, they will file in accordance with their interests of the
moment.
To file, go to http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/upload_v2.cgi In the
"proceeding" field, type 04-151. The rest is self-explanatory.
You do not need to be a U.S. citizen to file a comment. Anyone can do
so. You should, however, explain your interest in the proceeding
(e.g., "I am an open source developer and I wish to take advantage of
new opportunities for open source-based wireless networking"). Then
reiterate from the key points in your own words.
Harold Feld
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