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Four Reasons Why You Should Care About White Space

 

Published 11/5/2008 at Latest from Computerworld

When the television broadcast spectrum turns digital in February, a massive amount of unused "white space" will open up. Now that the FCC has approved the use of broadband devices to function within this white space, a multitude of new opportunities for consumers and manufacturers awaken. Here are a few prospects we can all get excited about. (link)

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