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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. Cui bono, cui bono by revscat · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Well well well. I wonder hwo the FCC is going to rule on THIS little gem. There's money to be made, so I'm just a little bit convinced that the public is gonna get screwed. "Here, have this nice wireless spectrum for the betterment of your community. Oh wait! These guys wanna make some MONEY off of it! Well by all means let us bend over and let em do whatever the fuck they want!"

    Call me cynical. Call me old fashioned. Hell, call me liberal. But I seem to remember a day when there were actually people in politically powerful positions who believed that promoting the common good and promoting industry were at times separate things, and that when they came into conflict they should be viewed as equally important. Now it seems that damn near everybody is of the belief that the promotion of industry *is* the promotion of the common good. Disney wants Mickey copyrighted for another 30 years? No problem! After all, it's in the public's best interest to keep Disney afloat! You want low power FM? Sorry! That might interfere with the profitability of Clear Channel, and that's not in the public's interest!

    Fuck that. The broadcast industry just had $50billion worth of digital TV spectrum just handed to them on a silver platter. They can suffer whatever work arounds are necessary so that they don't interfere with 802.11b. Fuck em.

    - Rev.
  2. hrm... by autopr0n · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    The last three PCs I have purchased were from hole-in-the-wall vendors who used several critical components that were not licensed for FCC Class B or Class A use; in order words, these devices are illegal because they give off way too much RF radiation. Does the FCC care? Hell no. The chink I bought the PCs from told me that a dissatisfied customer once threatened to report him to the FCC; the FCC called him, asked if he was in compliance, and closed the case when he said "yes."

    Chink?

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  3. Re:FREEEEEEDOM! by Jennifer+E.+Elaan · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    I'm going to stick my neck out here and ask what the hell is up with this moderation. This comment is certainly inflamatory, but mostly to government officials and such. Personally I think it should be modded up as insightful.

    Now just watch, somebody is going to mod me down just for my trouble.

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