If you buy a cellphone and contract for service for that cellphone
> with a licensed carrier, then that carrier's license covers the
> operation of the phone you activated with that carrier. You can't
> then go out and use other phones under that contract without the > carrier's consent.
An interesting theory, although clearly nonsensical with GSM phones.
I do agree that repeaters above 100 mw need a license which you don't have if you're not a cell carrier.