Many large power utilities, Statewide and regional public-agency programs, railroads, nationwide package couriers, and others need and are planning new PMS wireless systems, and all of these can benefit from ITS and IRF wireless, in addition to their own controlled PMS systems and applications.
In addition, many of these these entities need to get off and reorganize their VHF high band and 800 MHz (see page 3 above) for which we can provide “turn around spectrum” as that page outlines.
For these and other purposes, we are commencing to discuss with entities within these sectors the following:
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• Large regional PMR networks for their commencing for their needs only, and adding an overlay of ITS-IRF in time (once we have all the technology, equipment, applications and plans, that are not in progress).
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• SDR and/or multi-protocol chipset for TETRA 25 kHz and P25 12.5 khz, and using 150-222 MHz, and 700-900 MHz.
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• Turn around and reorganize these entities site-based VHF and 800 MHz, as noted above and preceding page.
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• Access to all, or most all, our 217-222 MHz and 900 MHz: 7-9 MHz total, depending on the part of the US. This spectrum has some blockage by alleged-valid incumbent 200 MHz licensees: we have FCC and court proceedings challenging many of these. But the blockage is mostly in some metro areas where our 900 MHz is not encumbered: it is better for those areas.
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• In addition, under arrangement with Federal entities, our nonprofit Skybridge Spectrum Foundation may obtained use of adjacent 900 MHz spectrum of a greater amount, for the above-noted public-interest, nonprofit, ITS and IRF services. If we obtain this, this would be added to these “spectrum-infrastructure partnerships.” It would not be needed for the noted entities’ PMR use (we and they have enough spectrum as noted above) but its use in the networks would increase their long-term capacity and viability for all planned purposes: the entities’ PMR, and our ITS-IRF (which the entities could use and incorporate into their PMR).
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• Price for use of our spectrum would commence at what we believe are attractive rates, in line with Industry Canada and European annual spectrum fees or lower (its not precise in translating these fees, which are for site-based spectrum of modest range, to geographic spectrum with generally larger, higher-power sites,but we can show the assumptions, figures, and range of results).
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• As we build, operate,and expand the ITS-IRF networks, we would use the same base-station sites, site links, and other principal wireless-system components as the entities would already be using that would be facilities they own or control (lease, etc.) and we would use their maintenance services to a substantial degree. Some facilities may be shared, and others not. We would be charged a pre-determined attractive rate.
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• This would reduce the spectrum-use cost, and in time the spectrum may cost nothing, or we may have net payments to make.
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• The term would be ten or twelve years, renewable for many additional terms.
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• PHASE 1: Reduced pricing and terms, and substantial up-front credit for committing to publicly testing TETRA in US bands noted above, and (when we have it) various ITS and IRF equipment and simple testbeds. Available now to one or two major US entities (or consortiums) of the type noted above.
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[NOTE: Above is draft. See note on top left. But principal points will not change. This has been our plan since 2000, explained in dozens of FCC filings and in NTIA, UTC, ITS, APCO, FCCA, and other meeting presentations.]
Spectrum-Infrastructure Partnerships, & Phase 1
