Anyone have any experience pricing FCC licenses?

Kinja'd!!! "Clown Shoe Pilot" (csp)
12/22/2015 at 15:54 • Filed to: None

Kinja'd!!!0 Kinja'd!!! 10

I hold an FCC license for 3.65Ghz. This is the part of the spectrum where WiMAX lives. One popular application of 3.65 GHz is rural internet access.

As of April 2015, the FCC is no longer issuing these licenses. I’ve been contacted by a company that is looking to acquire a license.

I’d be open to selling my license, but I have no idea how to determine what a reasonable price is.Anyone ever done something like this?


DISCUSSION (10)


Kinja'd!!! whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > Clown Shoe Pilot
12/22/2015 at 16:07

Kinja'd!!!2

If you live in a rural area, at least enough to buy one of these.

Kinja'd!!!

To be perfectly honest, I haven’t the slightest idea how much these go for, but if there is a company that wants it, playing tough to get will only get you more money for it.


Kinja'd!!! Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Clown Shoe Pilot
12/22/2015 at 16:08

Kinja'd!!!1

Ask them to make an offer, then add two zeros to the end of that.


Kinja'd!!! itschrome > Clown Shoe Pilot
12/22/2015 at 16:08

Kinja'd!!!0

did they make any sort of offer? I’m guessing several thousands to tens of thousands..


Kinja'd!!! themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Clown Shoe Pilot
12/22/2015 at 16:10

Kinja'd!!!0

Try to buy it yourself. Shop around and see if there’s someone seling. Ask for that price + 10% (seller’s market from the sounds of things)


Kinja'd!!! Future next gen S2000 owner > Clown Shoe Pilot
12/22/2015 at 16:11

Kinja'd!!!0

Eleventy gazillion dollars.*

*If you could negotiate a cut of future revenue, that could provide funds for go fast parts in the future. Leasing the license to them could be smart as well.


Kinja'd!!! Sam > Clown Shoe Pilot
12/22/2015 at 16:11

Kinja'd!!!0

Find out how big the company is first. Then price accordingly.


Kinja'd!!! Clown Shoe Pilot > itschrome
12/22/2015 at 16:20

Kinja'd!!!0

they made an offer. it was not several thousand or tens of thousands.


Kinja'd!!! R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > Clown Shoe Pilot
12/22/2015 at 16:32

Kinja'd!!!0

Dude, that stuff is mondo expensive.


Kinja'd!!! HammerheadFistpunch > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
12/22/2015 at 17:19

Kinja'd!!!1

Kinja'd!!!


Kinja'd!!! BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > Clown Shoe Pilot
12/22/2015 at 20:29

Kinja'd!!!0

First I’d make sure you legally can sell your type of license to a business, because these licenses are usually use specific. And because it’s the government, you would be held liable too, if it’s not legal for them to use the license. Also, because the FCC has changed their ruling in the ~3.5ghz spectrum in May, there may be new legislation behind the use of the frequency.

Second, for the price, I’d think it all depends on the size of the company. I really have no idea, but i’d think a couple thousand at least.

Also you’ll need FCC Form 314, I think (from a quick Google search), and the sale gets put up for petition for 30 days.