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Phone Scoop - Latest News: FCC Mulls Retrieving Airwaves from TV Broadcasters
Gizmodo: FCC May Reclaim Some Digital TV Airwaves to Boost Wireless Broadband Bandwidth [Mobile Broadband]
Engadget: FCC keen on commandeering TV spectrum for wireless broadband
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La FCC se estaría planteando subastar espectro de las teles para banda ancha móvil http://bit.ly/3LjrTz (via @cmtblog) ... Igual que en col? 11/2/2009 |
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FCC itching to migrate TV spectrum to wireless BB. Great idea! WSJ http://j.mp/1NY2z0 11/2/2009 |
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FCC May Take Back TV Airwaves WSJcom http://tinyurl.com/yh2lm23 11/2/2009 |
FCC Mulls Retrieving Airwaves from TV Broadcasters
Phone Scoop - Latest News —
... available for the nation's growing demand for wireless services. The Consumer Electronics Association noted in a study that the federal government stands to make up to $62 billion were it to auction of TV airwaves. The National Association of Broadcasters and its members indicated that this idea doesn't sit well with them. The FCC wouldn't take back all the airwaves, but some of the spectrum set aside for digital TV broadcasts. The FCC didn't say how much spectrum it might take back. more info at Wall Street Journal ...
FCC May Reclaim Some Digital TV Airwaves to Boost Wireless Broadband Bandwidth [Mobile Broadband]
Gizmodo —
... This latest idea is being considered as part of the larger U.S. national broadband plan, which is set to be made public in February. It's not yet known if the TV spectrum proposal will make into the final plan. [Wall Street Journal] ...
FCC May Reclaim Some Digital TV Airwaves to Boost Wireless Broadband [Mobile Broadband]
Gizmodo —
... This latest idea is being considered as part of the larger U.S. national broadband plan, which is set to be made public in February. It's not yet known if the TV spectrum proposal will make into the final plan. [Wall Street Journal] ...
FCC keen on commandeering TV spectrum for wireless broadband
Engadget —
... We'll come right out and say it, we like Julius Genachowski. Whether you agree with the dude's policies or not, you can't deny he's pursuing them with gusto. Having already noted the insufficient carrying capacity of current mobile broadband airways to ...
FCC keen on commandeering TV spectrum for wireless broadband
Engadget HD —
... We'll come right out and say it, we like Julius Genachowski. Whether you agree with the dude's policies or not, you can't deny he's pursuing them with gusto. Having already noted the insufficient carrying capacity of current mobile broadband airways to ...
FCC keen on commandeering TV spectrum for wireless broadband
Engadget Mobile —
... We'll come right out and say it, we like Julius Genachowski. Whether you agree with the dude's policies or not, you can't deny he's pursuing them with gusto. Having already noted the insufficient carrying capacity of current mobile broadband airways to ...
Linkpost | 10.28.2009
TechBlog —
... - A small town in Minnesota gets super-fast Internet service from its main telephone company after the town's government threatens to offer its own service. • FCC May Take Back TV Airwaves - To provide additional spectrum for wireless broadband. This is separate from what happened with analog broadcast television. • ...
FCC’s Robin Hood Plan: Take wireless spectrum from TV and give it to wireless carriers
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis —
... makers explore spectrum efficiency choices that don’t limit consumer access to the full potential of digital broadcasting,” said spokesman Dennis Wharton.
The proposed spectrum auction is still in its early stages, so it’s unclear if the FCC’s final national broadband plan will include provisions to reallocate spectrum for wireless carriers. We’ll have to wait to see if the FCC pulls the trigger on their “Robin Hood Plan.”
[Via: WSJ]
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