Receive Between the Lines: FCC Mulls Signal "White Space" as Part of National Broadband Plan
Monday, January 18, 2010 - 10:35
in Mathematics & Economics
As more and more wireless gadgets suck up more high-speed Internet bandwidth, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is challenged to find new avenues for consumers to get their mobile connectivity. One controversial option that FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski is considering as part of his agency's National Broadband Plan is to make slots of "white spaces," unused airwaves on the broadcast spectrum, available to the unlicensed mobile phones and PCs that are typically used by the general public. [More]