I am posting the content of a letter from Timothy Karr of FreePress.net concerning the upcoming FCC decision on the future treatment of wireless frequency vacated by digital broadcast TV. An explanation of the issue is here.
As I have previously posted here and here, the availability of wireless spectrum for use by competitive broadband providers is of paramount importance to the future of the communications industry. In the FCC's previous opportunity opportunity to make spectrum available - last years 700Mhz auction - it fortified the telco/celco stranglehold on the U.S. communications industry, with AT&T emerging as the majority winner. Given current technology, the whitespace frequencies represents the last opportunity to carve out a piece of the wireless spectrum for competitive wireless broadband services.
Please take the time to let the FCC know how you feel.
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As I have previously posted here and here, the availability of wireless spectrum for use by competitive broadband providers is of paramount importance to the future of the communications industry. In the FCC's previous opportunity opportunity to make spectrum available - last years 700Mhz auction - it fortified the telco/celco stranglehold on the U.S. communications industry, with AT&T emerging as the majority winner. Given current technology, the whitespace frequencies represents the last opportunity to carve out a piece of the wireless spectrum for competitive wireless broadband services.
Please take the time to let the FCC know how you feel.
Dear Eric,
Tell the FCC to Stand Up to Scare Tactics and Open White Spaces for Everyone. |
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