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Congress Wants FCC To Auction TV White Spaces 127

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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Congress Wants FCC To Auction TV White Spaces

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  • by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 31, 2013 @08:51PM (#44442159)

    Why does the white space get special treatment?! What about the Black space or the yellow space or the red space?

    When will America treat TV spaces based upon its character and not upon its color?!

    When will the Black space get treated as a TRUE EMF that it deserves?!

    I have a dream ...

    OK, not going that far with my pun. I have a little class.

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