Telstra's rivals eye point-to-point frequencies for country mobile

Clearly proposal has not been thought through

Reading the document, it seems little real consideration has been given to the existing uses to which the 1800 MHz spectrum is put - I found a single handwaving sentence about possible use of a few other spectrum bands. Which is rather odd given that point-to-point microwave links is probably going to be the best way of creating a performant backhaul network for all those rural 4G cells...

I do get the impression that the UK 3G spectrum auction, has clouded spectrum licensing authorities thinking, seeing huge pound/dollar signs whenever the mobile networks ask for more spectrum...