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Wireless Carriers looking for Elbow Room
pillageplunder writes "Businessweek is reporting on the upcoming Wireless Spectrum Auctions. Over the next two years (Starting in Jan 2005) the FCC will auction off enough spectrum that will more than double the amount currently available. Estimates range anywhere from 50 to 70 billion dollars will be raised by these auctions. Short term, it should improve the quality of Cell-phone, long term, it should open up opportunities for so-called 3G services to take off."
Multiple choice:
a) the cost of a new wireless device that supports this technology
Ericb) the average damage to your car when you hit a tree while trying to watch a video on your phone
c) per-year productivity lost to phone-based instant messaging
d) your new monthly cellphone bill
JavaScript != Java
The ham radio groups where going to stage a protest, but they all got winded when trying to climb the stairs out of their parents basement. Then there was a Babalon Five marathon to watch.
I kid.
"Have you ever thought about just turning off the TV, sitting down with your kids, and hitting them?"
Does that mean that people who own massive tracts of dessert
This prompts the question: Do people have rights to the airspace over their giant brownies?
Where does the school board find them and why do they keep sending them to ME?
Well, yeah. They are generally 30-50 years old. They have a stable income, though there's not a lot of money in pizza delivery. And I'd say "living with your parents" qualifies as having a family.