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FCC Publishes "White Spaces" Rules

Posted by timothy on from the dude-white-spaces-totally-rule dept.

Stellian writes "The Federal Communications Commission adopted a Second Report and Order that establishes rules to allow new, sophisticated wireless devices to operate in broadcast television spectrum on a secondary basis at locations where that spectrum is open. It's the first time we have access to clear specifications for these devices, dubbed TVBDs — 'TV band devices' by the FCC. The published guidelines allow manufactures to create protocols and build compatible devices, which could be available in 18 Months, according to Larry Page. The full PDF text of this Second R&O is published on the FCC site."

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  1. Linux user's party anthem by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Drink, puke, pass out
    I fucking do it everynite
    I wake up in a pool of piss
    Can't control my bladder or my alcohol appetite

    Sleeping in my piss
    Waking up all wet
    And when it's time to take a shit
    It's bloody fucking red
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  2. A slippery slope by wagr · · Score: -1, Troll

    Next: the RIAA suing me for a song that was downloaded by my neighbor on a channel that just happened to be next to the one my TV was tuned to.

  3. racist fucks by nawcom · · Score: -1, Troll

    Sure.. the feds can let go of that white space... but the black space... noooooooOOOOoo .. the black space isn't safe to let go from the government.. it unsafe and just not natural. Everybody rise up - LETS FREE THE BLACK SPACE!! DOWN WITH THE FCC!!




    Don't ask. I blame the 8 cans of Guinness.


    ...

  4. gFIrst post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    moTrning. Now I have Hobbyist dilettante = 36400 FreeBSD BE NIGGER! BE GAY! If you have lubrication. You Of challenges that