Senate Discusses Third Pipe Using 700MHz Spectrum

Freebird writes "The US Senate Commerce Committee held hearings on the upcoming 700MHz spectrum auction today, and much of the discussion centered around Frontline Wireless' proposal to create a commercial wireless broadband network that would also be used for public safety. 'Under Frontline's proposal, the FCC would auction off 10 MHz from the commercially available spectrum and offer that to the highest bidder. The winner would also be given (free) 12 MHz out of the 24 MHz currently allotted to public safety.' Some senators were skeptical, especially Ted Stevens of Alaska who had a 'long and testy interchange' with Frontline CEO James Barksdale. 'He seemed to be zeroing on criticisms that the Frontline proposal was simply a way for a new company to get a huge discount on a prime chunk of spectrum by playing the "public safety" card.'"

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public safety.... the new hotness

[Original Replica]

public safety or security or whatever you want to call it, it's all just a big "OBEY ME" button modern politicians use on the easily spooked masses. It's like a barking dog herding cattle, the only reason the cattle obey the dog is habit and panic.

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[mulvane]

And now you see his approval rating below 32% with over 65% in complete disapproval of him.

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[TheRaven64]

The majority of Americans voted for GWB? Really? Depending on how you read the numbers, the majority of Americans who voted voted for GWB, but neither candidate came close to 51% of the eligible population voting for them.

Not that things are any better here in the UK, where candidates who got 40% of a 65% turnout claim to speak for the majority...