Sorry for the BW. I had posted this earlier today, and used the phrase
"subscribers to" instead of "readers of" at the start of the message, and
it got bounced as a result. Hope it is of some interest.
72/73 Alan 8P9BM
> Readers of this list, and hams in general, may be interested in a story
> posted by CNN today indicating that AT&T is proposing a new system for
> reaching local phone subscribers without using the regional Bells. The
> story says that the new system will connect homes to an AT&T digital
> switching centre through neighbourhood antennae (mounted on a utility
pole
> or similar structure), each serving up to 2,000 homes. Users would
install
> a transceiver to be mounted at each home. Consumers would use wireless
> extensions in their homes.
>
> Now comes the interesting part:
>
> "AT&T has filed patents for the techniques used to increase the capacity
of
> the 10-megahertz portion of the wireless radio spectrum. The technology
> allows the same radio frequencies to be used many times in the same
area."
>
> There was no indication of specific frequencies in the CNN report, but
it
> doesn't take a lot of paranoia to start dreaming about telephone RFI
> complaints.
>
> Pure speculation now: Would this have had anything to do with a certain
> move to encourage a reduction in the power output of amateur (among
others)
> transmitters?
>
> Alan 8P9BM
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