From:      Michael Cannon <flobe@oro.net>
To:        A16.A16(RM-8653)
Date:      7/24/95 4:10am
Subject:   Wireless NII petitions

Dear Commissioner,

I strongly urge that petition RM-8653 regarding unlicensed space
in the 5 gig band be approved and that petition RM-8648 be
disapproved.

RM-8648 is redundant because the space allocated in the 40 gig
band already provides for in-building wireless network and PBX
extensions.

RM-8653 will allow small companies, such as ourselves to
construct and manage our own local community-wide communications
networks with adequate bandwidth for any needs (voice, data,
video, etc.) as we see fit. It will allow us to connect our LAN
with the Internet at a reasonable cost, giving us world-wide
connectivity.

At this time, such a network is out of our reach due to the costs
of the services from the "licensed" telecommunications companies.
This would change rapidly if this proposal is approved. The
hardware technology to provide this service already exists at
reasonable costs.

Perhaps even more importantly, small businesses would be able to
provide local services. This is now the bastion of large
corporations. The American entrepreneurial  spirit would be
greatly served by this proposal.
Entrepreneurs started the mini-computer timeshare companies of
the seventies, the PC revolution of the eighties, and the
Internet availability of the nineties. This proposal would allow
the entrepreneur to provide the local wireless service of the
beginning of the next century.

Small business is what differentiates America from most other
nations. The ability to start a successful business by selling
your car and quitting your day job is what makes us the most
proud and industrious people in the world.
Do all Americans a big favor by approving this proposal, and make
sure the bandwidth does not end up being divvied up by the
existing telecommunications industry. It is imperative that it
remain as unlicensed, freely available space!

Technically speaking, RM-8653 should be accepted as is. We do
believe that the power requirements should be raised to reception
at 30-50 km. Although the existing request for 15 km should be
adequate for most communities, the extra power would help in
hilly areas( such as ours in the foothills of the
Sierra mountains) where line of sight bands become attenuated.

Allowing E-mail comments on these petitions is a commendable
action.

Michael Cannon
Cannon Research