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Re:USB 3.0* Radio Frequency Interference on 2.4 GHz Devices ... by freeone3000 on Monday March 29, 2021 @05:12PM (#26628241)
The money is made up! The FCC could sell spectrum for pennies, or give it away, or restrict access to The Right People, or wash their hands of it, or do another auction. They've done all of these things at various points. The license fees are made up.
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Re:USB 3.0* Radio Frequency Interference on 2.4 GHz Devices ... by bartvk on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @03:28AM (#26632017)
The way it's now done, will put the spectrum there, where there's the most value. However the result is that it's actually a tax which the consumer will indirectly pay.
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Re:USB 3.0* Radio Frequency Interference on 2.4 GHz Devices ... by krageon on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @10:06AM (#26634732)
> where there's the most value

It's where there is the most money, not value.

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