Spectrum hogs: Fit to be slaughtered?

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Some alternate suggestions.

The real issue here is that the university doesn't have the authority to tell people not to use their Licensed Exempt equipment. This is in direct violation of the FCC's Part-15 regulations.

When the university installed their WiFi wireless network they knew/should have known that they would be required to accept interference under these regulations.

While I applaud your suggestion that the university should try to coordinate frequency use (and additionally antenna polarization) I do not think this solution will be acceptable. The reason (as you mentioned) is the shortage of available spectrum in the Licensed Exempt band.

My suggestion to the university would be to consider using Licensed spectrum thereby removing any chance of interference occurring. This, of course, does not come cheap.

These has recently been released a mechanism where the university might be able to use Licensed spectrum under a "private commons" agreement without paying the steep fees usually associated with Licensed equipment.

Respectfully,

Ken DiPietro
New-ISP
NextGenCommunications

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