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Broadcasters Accuse Telecom Companies of Hoarding Spectrum

Posted by timothy on from the most-efficient-use-of-resources dept.

angry tapir writes "The National Association of Broadcasters, asked by the US Federal Communications Commission and some lawmakers to give up television spectrum for mobile data uses, has fired back by accusing several other companies of hoarding the spectrum they hold. In recent weeks, the NAB has gone on the offensive by suggesting that several spectrum holders, including Verizon Communications, AT&T and Time Warner Cable, have not developed the spectrum they already have."

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  1. Re:Sounds a lot like the IPv4 crisis by morgauxo · · Score: 5, Informative

    Yes, spectrum could be used much more efficiently. It is not however unlimited. Frequencies can't be split into smaller slices indefinitely. Lookup "nyquist rate".