Free Broadband From Thin Air?

Vikingod · Apr 21, 2007, 04:24 PM

Source: InternetNews
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Will wireless carriers walk away with most of the spectrum being vacated by broadcasters in a winner-take-all auction that could give up to $10 billion to $15 billion to the U.S. Treasury?

House Democrats injected themselves into that public-policy debate Thursday, providing a hearing for radically alternative proposals backed by a number of Silicon Valley heavyweights. Under a congressional mandate, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must sell the spectrum by the end of the year.

Apr 21, 2007, 04:24 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,187 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	Free Broadband From Thin Air? Source: InternetNews ___________ Will wireless carriers walk away with most of the spectrum being vacated by broadcasters in a winner-take-all auction that could give up to $10 billion to $15 billion to the U.S. Treasury? House Democrats injected themselves into that public-policy debate Thursday, providing a hearing for radically alternative proposals backed by a number of Silicon Valley heavyweights. Under a congressional mandate, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must sell the spectrum by the end of the year. __________________ *How You Can Help DriverHeaven By Using Digg*