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+-   FCC says 'no' to cheap rural Internet-> on Friday August 10 2007, @01:56AM Tech.Luver

Submitted by Tech.Luver on Friday August 10 2007, @01:56AM
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Tech.Luver writes "theinquirer reports, " THE FCC has rejected plans to use spare capacity in the broadcast spectrum to provide cheap, fast, Internet access to remote areas of the country. A consortium of practically unknown technology companies including Microsoft, Google, Dell, Intel, HP and Philips have been told that their plan could cause interference to TV broadcasts. The FCC claims that the proposed system 'cannot reliably detect' spare capacity and rejected the scheme that could have brought fast Web access to rural areas badly served by existing transport mechanisms."
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