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FCC Opens More Spectrum for WISPs

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the leveling-the-playign-field dept.

flirzan writes "Today the FCC announced that they will be opening up new spectrum for use in wireless broadband applications. The new spectrum will run from 3650-3700 Mhz, and requires that licensees register all system base stations. This is great news for wireless ISPs everywhere, as it will make interference avoidance/mitigation much easier. Licenses will run 10 years, and are renewable and transferable. No word yet on how much the licenses are expected to cost or when they'll be available."

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  1. what effect will that have by Transient0 · · Score: 4, Funny

    on the Mana Drain when they detonate?

    or their lumber collecting abilities?

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  2. How much of the spectrum is left by tecker · · Score: 3, Funny

    Just how much of the spectrum is left for the FCC to pass out. And who dictates the spectrum elsewhere? Not to sound all Anti-American but the fcc is not all powerful.

    Wait, are they?

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  3. more tinfoil by SpongeBobLinuxPants · · Score: 4, Funny

    The new spectrum will run from 3650-3700 Mhz

    Guess I'll need to add another layer to my tinfoil hat.

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