[grc] Internet threat to STL 900 Mhz band

[Jeff Sibert]

Tom,

As far as I can tell they are only looking at frequencies below 940 MHz,
and only the licensed frequencies (there is an unlicensed band just above
900 MHz).  Licensed STL frequencies fall above 940 MHz and don't appear to
be impacted based on the articles attached. Are you reading elsewhere that
950 MHz STL band licenses are being touched?  I have not seen anything.

Since the 950 MHz band involves licensed frequencies, any plan to 'refarm'
them for other uses would certainly involve huge payouts to the impacted
broadcasters as well as a plan to accommodate those uses elsewhere.

On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 2:43 PM Tom Voorhees via grc <grc at maillist.peak.org>
wrote:

> Per the below links, 900 Mhz FCC licensed radio STL studio to
> transmitter links appear to be on the chopping block to be sucked up by
> the spectrum hungry internet industry.
>
> STLs could be forced into the much less secure internet.
>
> The proposal claims national power grids would be more secure within a
> dedicated 900 Mhz private industry internet.
>
> This is more phony crap to justify converting all radio spectrum for
> exclusive use by the internet, as no IP internet protocol technology is
> anyway near completely secure.
>
>
> https://www.rcrwireless.com/20190618/carriers/pdvwireless-rebrands-amid-continued-focus-on-private-lte-for-utilities
>
>
>
> https://www.rcrwireless.com/20190313/policy/in-potential-boost-private-lte-fcc-proposes-reconfiguring-900-mhz
>
> Tom.
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