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FCC smiles on Goo-soft's white space wireless play

theregister.co.uk
16-Oct-2008
        
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Grandma's football safe from drugged WiFi The US Federal Communications Commission has inched towards a plan that would provide high-speed WiFi-like wireless access over unused portions of the country's television airwaves. On Wednesday, the FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology released a report (PDF) detailing its latest tests of so-called "white space" prototypes, and it's confident such devices can operate in the wild without hampering TV broadcasts. "At this juncture, we believe that the burden of 'proof of concept' has been met," the report reads. According to The Wall Street Journal and the AP, FCC chair Kevin Martin has tossed a white space proposal with his fellow commissioners, and the issue is set for a vote at the FCC's November 4 meeting (DOC). "No one should ever underestimate the potential that new... [read full story]                    

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