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The 700MHz Question

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the just-give-it-to-me-for-pirate-radio-stations dept.

mstrchf07 writes "The FCC will soon be auctioning off the rights to use the 700MHz spectrum for wireless communications, with the winner being able to choose the direction of wireless services development in the US. With stakes this high, is the playing field fair, and are business needs trumping consumer and technological interests?"

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  1. We need google to buy it by unity100 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    just like early years of internet. some source that is open and free should take custody of it until it is no longer vulnerable.

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  2. More Specifically by asphaltjesus · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I would have loved to see a horse race with the entertainment conglomerates, google and the telcos. Sadly, the entertainment conglomerates can't see the forest through the trees and would abuse consumers just as much as the telcos.

    Telcos win, consumers lose. Same story different day.

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  3. good point by zogger · · Score: 3, Interesting

    A very good point. Maybe the FCC should not allow those big telcos who already are sitting on leased airwaves from bidding any further, leave it to some new companies instead. Let them run with what they have now, improve that, and let some others pull up a chair to the wireless table.

    I also think they should drastically reduce the hoop jumping and expense for lower power broadcasting, open that up as well, commercial or not for profit, it doesn't matter, we have good tech now that would allow a lot more stations on a smaller community basis rather than just extending a few conglomerates power.

  4. Re:The money by BoberFett · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Buy filters so no nipples or curse words are sent over the airwaves?