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Carmakers Oppose Opening Up 5GHZ Spectrum Space For Unlicensed Wi-Fi

Posted by timothy on from the but-we-had-our-eyes-on-the-pies dept.

s122604 writes "Automakers aren't too happy about a recent U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposal, which uses part of the wireless spectrum assigned to vehicle-to-vehicle technology for Wi-Fi instead. The FCC announced that it plans to free up 195 MHz of spectrum in the 5 GHz band for unlicensed use in an effort to address the U.S.' spectrum crisis. This could potentially lead to Wi-Fi speeds faster than 1 gigabit per second."

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  1. Re:Why is there a wi-fi crisis? by Chuck+Chunder · · Score: 4, Funny

    And you have never copied files from one device to the other.

    He does, he's just ultra paranoid and routes it all through TOR.

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    Boffoonery - downloadable Comedy Benefit for Bletchley Park
  2. Re:Why is there a wi-fi crisis? by PopeRatzo · · Score: 3, Funny

    Watching the game from your Cable TV on your portable device out on the deck, or by the pool?

    Oh man, you got a pool? Geez, I bet that's nice. I got a back yard full of snow.

    I never get nice stuff.

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    You are welcome on my lawn.