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Senators Aim to Wirelessly Jumpstart Broadband

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the slashdot-needs-a-wireless-topic dept.

JimW writes "Article at Practically Networked...A couple of senators actually have a clue about how broadband might be effectively promoted. Not that I have anything against my tax dollars propping up failing telco's by pushing DSL on areas where it isn't financially viable. Methinks the dark fiber will stay dark." Their plan calls for 255 MHz of spectrum to be allocated for wireless broadband - to compare, the band occupied by 802.11b is 83Mhz wide, with each channel being 22MHz (they overlap).

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  1. The useage of tax dollars by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait


    Here's my opinion on the subject - and I'm a certified libertarian too. blah blah blah blah who gives a shit boring blah blah bla bla bla drooone big fucking deal.

    Please, quote me on that. My name is Bruce Perens.

  2. Re:Wow QWZX by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Like what do you expect? She is a bimbo from the left coast, Kalifornia only sends socialist morons to contress