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Alternative Wireless Broadband for your Neighborhood

Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday July 2, 2002 @10:47PM from the livin-on-the-wireless-edge dept.

An anonymous reader writes "TelephonyOnline reports Motorola has announced a new line of 5GHz *unlicensed* Wireless Broadband point to multi-point solution with a 2 mile range called Canopy. Pricing may allow neighborhoods to gang up and be their own ISP."

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Re:Is this really cost effective? by Innomi · 2002-07-02 23:37 · Score: 5, Funny

> But what kind of freaky geek commune are you going to find that needs 1200 BB connections in a two mile radius?

Heaven?