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FCC OKs White Spaces, Spells Out Safeguards
Published 11/5/2008 at InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs
While the move was promoted by Google, Microsoft and Motorola and hailed by consumer groups, opponents warn that problems still lurk with the technology.
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