Bill
11-04-2008, 08:00 PM
It's rare that something that might work out well happens - this could be one of them.
The google sponsored "Free the Airwaves" initiave has gotten unanimous approval by the FCC, which may mean MUCH MUCH MUCH better internet everywhere in the country.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aw93dUvCSznc&refer=home
Nov. 4 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. regulators agreed to free up unused television airwaves for wireless Internet access, handing a victory to Google Inc. and rejecting claims by broadcasters that the plan would disrupt TV signals.
The proposal, approved 5-0 today by the Federal Communications Commission, would let unlicensed devices use the vacant channels, known as white spaces, if they come equipped with anti-interference technology. Mobile-phone makers such as Motorola Inc. would have to obtain FCC certification for each white-space product before putting it on the market.
``We've been very cautious in our approach,'' FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said. The plan will promote wireless innovation while requiring safeguards to protect broadcasters from interference, he said.
Google and Microsoft Corp. say the plan would expand Americans' Internet access, especially in rural areas. White- space devices will tap into free, wireless Web access, while providing a wider range of coverage than today's Wi-Fi technology. Google co-founder Larry Page has likened the white spaces to ``Wi-Fi on steroids.''
http://www.freetheairwaves.com/index.html
I think this is the google sponsorship site:
http://wirelessinnovationalliance.org/
I have a big longstanding interest in infrastructure, and one of the things that could realy help the internal economic security of this country is a state of the art net.
The google sponsored "Free the Airwaves" initiave has gotten unanimous approval by the FCC, which may mean MUCH MUCH MUCH better internet everywhere in the country.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aw93dUvCSznc&refer=home
Nov. 4 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. regulators agreed to free up unused television airwaves for wireless Internet access, handing a victory to Google Inc. and rejecting claims by broadcasters that the plan would disrupt TV signals.
The proposal, approved 5-0 today by the Federal Communications Commission, would let unlicensed devices use the vacant channels, known as white spaces, if they come equipped with anti-interference technology. Mobile-phone makers such as Motorola Inc. would have to obtain FCC certification for each white-space product before putting it on the market.
``We've been very cautious in our approach,'' FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said. The plan will promote wireless innovation while requiring safeguards to protect broadcasters from interference, he said.
Google and Microsoft Corp. say the plan would expand Americans' Internet access, especially in rural areas. White- space devices will tap into free, wireless Web access, while providing a wider range of coverage than today's Wi-Fi technology. Google co-founder Larry Page has likened the white spaces to ``Wi-Fi on steroids.''
http://www.freetheairwaves.com/index.html
I think this is the google sponsorship site:
http://wirelessinnovationalliance.org/
I have a big longstanding interest in infrastructure, and one of the things that could realy help the internal economic security of this country is a state of the art net.