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FCC Approves The Use of White Spaces for Wireless Broadband Connectivity

November 5, 2008 – 10:45 pm

The Federal Communications Commission’s decision to open up the white spaces’ spectrum to unlicensed devices could usher in a new telecom revolution, similar to what Wi-Fi did a few years ago, say analysts.

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FCC Unanimously Approves “White Space” Access

November 5, 2008 – 2:24 pm

In a unanimous 5-0 decision, the FCC late Tuesday approved public access to the “white spaces” of the wireless spectrum.”White space” in telecommunications refers to unused frequencies in the radio waves portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, and the…

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FCC OKs Use of White Spaces to Deliver Broadband

November 5, 2008 – 7:00 am

The Federal Communications Commission votes to open up unused, unlicensed portions of the television airwaves known as “white spaces” to deliver wireless broadband service. The vote is a big victory for public interest groups and technology companies such as Google and Microsoft that say white spaces could be used to bring broadband to rural America and other underserved parts of the country.

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