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Congress Wants FCC To Auction TV White Spaces

Posted by samzenpus on from the maximizing-profits dept.

GovTechGuy writes "Things don't look good for Google, Microsoft and other companies hoping to experiment with super WiFi and other technologies in unused TV channels or 'White spaces'. Both House Republicans and Senate Commerce Chairman Jay Rockefeller are prodding the FCC to sell as much spectrum as possible at next year's incentive auction, which may not leave much for those hoping to advance the next generation of WiFi technology."

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  1. Re:Congress would sell off anything for fast bucks by Osgeld · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    the outrage should have been when they took all this space, kicked everyone off, gave out millions in 40$ coupons, made everyone with a tv antenna buy new boxes, amplifiers and arrays just to let the shit rot for a half decade

    least now when I cant watch the news it might be because there is something better in the air, not cause some half retarded president got talked into flipping the switch for no reason