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WiFi Signals In Between Television Frequencies
compgenius3 writes "The FCC unanimously voted today to allow wireless providers to use the frequencies between television stations to broadcast WiFi in rural areas. Broadcasters argue that this will cause interference on television stations but the FCC chairman says otherwise."
Update: 05/18 23:40 GMT by T : compgenius3 points out NAB president Edward Fritts' skepticism of the plan, as reflected in this press release citing fears of intereference to over-the-air broadcasts.
Now we won't have quality material on TV
Won't someone think of the children?
It's not enough that the liberal media broadcast a *nipple* during a family show, now they have to fill the bits between stations with the internet, which Fox News told me is full of degrading pornography!.
I for one am angry about this political correctness gone mad, and would like the FCC or DoJ to take some of my rights away in response.
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Broadcasters argue that this will cause interference on television stations but the FCC chairman says otherwise.
/sarcasm
I'm sure with his broad experience and expertise in the field Chairman Powell should be trusted on this matter. Where do these broadcasters get off questioning the word of a man of such stature in the industry?
Kind of like repeated Slashdot articles:
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;-)
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/05/14/215
Not exactly the same signal but close.
In all seriousness does anybody else see this as an attempt to lock in an approved set of wireless equipment and keep people form building their own wans?
"Bah!" - Dogbert
...who do you trust...TV company chairmans or the head of the FCC?
Selling my K5 account
I thought my spooky blonde daughter was communicating with poltergeists on channel 17.35. Turns out it was just WiFi.
This way to the egress...
I, for one, am willing to accept the opinion of the FCC Chairman (read: PHB) over a detailed technical analysis.
That this is in your neighbor's yard...
Astonishing!!
I for one welcome our new [insert main topic] overlords.
> Please don't take this as a bash against trailer parks, I know a bunch of really
> great hard working people that happen to live in a trailer park, but I have also
> seen some pretty odd things..
In England we don't really have trailer parks. We have Pikeys (people who steal things for a `living`) but I think your trailer trash types would be living (for free, on state handouts) in council estates in the UK. I think they probably smell about the same, think the world is against them (despite the handouts, which they presumably believe they deserve somehow).
You might find www.chavscum.co.uk amusing. Is there a US equivalent?
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In those type of cases, I believe the FCC's response is "tough noogies".