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FCC Petitioned to Restrict 2.4GHz Band

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the death-of-a-thousand-cuts dept.

Mean_Nishka writes: "Internet News is reporting that satellite radio provider Sirius is petitioning the FCC to regulate and hinder providers of 802.11b based networks. Sirius claims their radios operate at frequencies only 55mhz lower than wifi's range, and fear that Wifi users could interfere (especially mobile and internet service providers). This could effectively kill free networks nationwide..."

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  1. Re:Three Questions by Moonwick · · Score: 2, Flamebait

    Companies that produce Bluetooth equipment don't stand to lose under the petition; Bluetooth operates at pwoer levels way below even the proposed limit.

    As lame as this may be, it can only accelerate adoption and subsequent lowering of prices of 5GHz 802.11a. :)

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