FCC approves unlicensed white space use

ThraxThrax 🐌Austin, TX Icrontian
edited November 2008 in Science & Tech
Yesterday the FCC convened to decide the future of so-called whitespace bandwidth. Referring to unused frequencies in the analog TV block, the FCC voted to approve the use of these frequencies which would blanket the US in freely-accessible bandwidth.



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  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited November 2008
    YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
  • MiracleManSMiracleManS Chambersburg, PA Icrontian
    edited November 2008
    I agree with Thrax's sentiment above.
  • SnarkasmSnarkasm Madison, WI Icrontian
    edited November 2008
    Thrax wrote:
    YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

    ^ Yus.
  • GargGarg Purveyor of Lincoln Nightmares Icrontian
    edited November 2008
    I approve of this development wholeheartedly.
  • LincLinc Owner Detroit Icrontian
    edited November 2008
    Woohoo!
  • mas0nmas0n howdy Icrontian
    edited November 2008
    :rockon:
  • Your-Amish-DaddyYour-Amish-Daddy The heart of Texas
    edited November 2008
    Man you don't know what that means to me, since I'm about to live in BFE..
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