Japan mulling tax on Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, other devices

Iria · Jul 12, 2007, 11:02 PM

Source: SmallNetBuilder
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Chicago (IL) - On July 5, a workshop was held by Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) to consider imposing a “Radio Utilization Fee”.

The fee would apply to radio devices that operate in license-free spectrum, which includes Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, and UWB technologies.

Jul 12, 2007, 11:02 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Japan mulling tax on Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, other devices Source: SmallNetBuilder _______ Chicago (IL) - On July 5, a workshop was held by Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) to consider imposing a “Radio Utilization Fee”. The fee would apply to radio devices that operate in license-free spectrum, which includes Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, and UWB technologies.