FCC Plans to Allow Wireless Networking on Unused TV Channels

RKBA writes "Federal regulators have endorsed a plan to use vacant TV bandwidth for wireless Internet connections. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell says it would 'dramatically increase' the availability and quality of wireless Internet connections -- especially for people in rural areas. Powell says it would be like 'doubling the number of lanes on a congested highway.' But TV broadcasters oppose the proposal. They argue that it would interfere with over-the-air television signals for millions of people. The FCC commissioners voted unanimously to begin the lengthy rulemaking process for the plan."

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Re:Access in rural areas!?

[malowman]

So how is he dumbing it down with his mere presence online? I've lived just up the (dirt) road from BFE, Oklahoma, and I can tell you that the people there are a lot more intelligent and educated than you think. When you don't have internet porn and AOL to take up all of your time, you tend to actually learn important skills, and (God forbid), read books.

The drivel that we see online and on TV doesn't usually come from BFE, you know.