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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. well some senators must be... by k0rro · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    generally smart and fun ?

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    1. Re:totemo ii desu yo by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  6. Wired Senators to Aimlessly Jumpstart Broadband by wiredog · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Well, it does make more sense that way.

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