HOW DOES MMDS WORK COMMERCIALLY?
A MMDS licensee, which is similar to a broadcast station owner, leases transmission time to programmers on a first-come, first- served basis. The programmers, in turn, are responsible for designing and selling their programs to the subscriber. A MMDS applicant can choose to operate as a common carrier. In the telecommunications industry, a common carrier also may provide services such as audio only transmissions, telephone, or data. A MMDS applicant can alternatively choose to operate as a non- common carrier. This scenario in effect would constitute a non- common carrier wireless cable system. Also, note that a MMDS license only entitles you to FOUR channels. In order to use all 33 channels, you must apply for several different licenses. This can be very costly!
