[BC] Spectrum "looting in progress" update

[Milton R. Holladay Jr.]

If you will research the terms and conditions of  private land "ownership"
in many states, you will be in for a shock and surprise...
M
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kirk Harnack" <kirk at harnack.com>
To: "Broadcast Radio Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 6:02 PM
Subject: Re: [BC] Spectrum "looting in progress" update


> Cowboy wrote:
> >>The proper role of the FCC should be to protect the
> >>frequencies of the licensed stations and keep them from being infringed
> >>upon.  Nothing else.
> >
> >
> >  Methinks we are in complete agreement here.
> >
> >  My basic disagreement, is neither with whether the ether is public
property,
> >  nor with the usage of it.
>
> Is "this land is your land, this land is my land" public property or
> private?  Mostly private with huge expanses of public land.
>
> RF spectrum should be the same way in The Land of the Free, Home of the
> Brave.
>
> All spectrum licensed to private companies should be converted to their
> private ownership.  They'd still have to operate according to some
> Rules, just like landowners are subject to federal, state and local
> regulations.  Private spectrum owners could be taxed on that RF "real
> estate", too.
>
> The Gov't could own pieces of spectrum here and there for its use, as
well.
>
> Radio Spectrum is, indeed, a "scarce commodity".
>
> There is no better way to equitably and efficiently distribute a scarce
> commodity (spectrum) than a free-enterprise, onwership system.  It
> *will* be put to the best, most efficient use over time.
>
> Kirk Harnack