Comments on: The Devil is in the Details in White Space Debate

By: Google Wants YOU to Fight a Beltway Battle for Broadband

Google Wants YOU to Fight a Beltway Battle for Broadband — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:02:37 +0000

[...] made a similar effort to get people involved in the debate over white spaces, the attempt to deliver broadband between the channels in the digital TV spectrum, which was [...]

By: FCC Nominee Favors Creative Spectrum Use

FCC Nominee Favors Creative Spectrum Use — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:03:23 +0000

[...] the creative use of spectrum,” and went on to laud mobile broadband technology. Whites spaces broadband is an effort to provide broadband in the spectrum that exists between the digital television [...]

By: FCC To Rule on Nationwide Porn-Free Wireless Web - GigaOM

FCC To Rule on Nationwide Porn-Free Wireless Web - GigaOM — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:43:22 +0000

[...] the one held last month on election day. The November meeting approved two mergers and created the potential for free wireless spectrum over the protests of broadcasters. This upcoming meeting could create free, licensed wireless [...]

By: Google Victory: Broadband Permitted in the "White Spaces"

Google Victory: Broadband Permitted in the "White Spaces" — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:50:23 +0000

[...] of the South being on the wrong side of history) as did this megachurch pastor. More background here and [...]

By: Google Wins Big at FCC Today - GigaOM

Google Wins Big at FCC Today - GigaOM — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:50:14 +0000

[...] allowing broadband-enabled devices to operate in the white spaces between the digital television spectrum was a bit more nuanced. The acceptance of the white spaces broadband is significant, but the FCC will impose a [...]

By: Free the Airwaves: All of Them - GigaOM

Free the Airwaves: All of Them - GigaOM — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:40:57 +0000

[...] Federal Communication Commission will vote on two large wireless mergers and issue rules regarding a proposal to create an alternative wireless broadband network in the unused spectrum between digital television stations. Between the white spaces issue [...]

By: Steve’s Tech Journal » Important vote tomorrow

Steve’s Tech Journal » Important vote tomorrow — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:06:53 +0000

[...] Counsel, has a nice post from last week that summarizes the white space issue. Om wrote about white space here, David Isenberg is in favor of white space broadband but says it doesn’t go far [...]

By: God & Country Line Up to Stop White Spaces - GigaOM

God & Country Line Up to Stop White Spaces - GigaOM — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:19:44 +0000

[...] Association of Broadcasters have become increasingly vocal leading up the the FCC vote, claiming broadband service in that spectrum would cause undue interference to microphones and television channels. The FCC earlier this month issued a report downplaying [...]

By: Cox Unveils Wireless Plans to Keeps Telcos on the Offensive - GigaOM

Cox Unveils Wireless Plans to Keeps Telcos on the Offensive - GigaOM — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:01:40 +0000

[...] the cable companies’ entrance into the wireless market, as well as Google’s white spaces proposal, and even the creation of a free, filtered wireless broadband network, we may eventually see [...]

By: NYCwireless | NYCwireless Testimony for NY City Council Hearing: The Regulation and Use of the Unallocated Portion of the Radio Spectrum, Also Known as White Spaces

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:05:33 +0000

[...] Wireless Future Program Free Press, White Spaces: Bringing the Internet to Everyone GigaOm: 1 and 2 People’s Production [...]

By: Why There Won’t Be Broadband Competition Anytime Soon - GigaOM

Why There Won’t Be Broadband Competition Anytime Soon - GigaOM — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:52:21 +0000

[...] answer, perhaps through schemes such as the D Block auction, spectrum grabs by M2Z Networks and white space initiatives. If you believe that, then you also believe that that you can walk away a winner from a game of [...]

By: Jesse Kopelman

Jesse Kopelman — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:55:45 +0000

It’s very sad that so little attention is being paid to this. The potential 20yr impact on the economy is about the same as the $700B Banking Bailout that is currently dominating the news. If the FCC does the right thing its hundreds of billions in GDP growth and if not its hundreds of billions lost by preserving a broken status quo. That right thing being to keep the spectrum unlicensed, but mandate smart technology that adjusts frequency, bandwidth, and power level on the fly based on local RF conditions. If done right you get a new WiFi variant that gives you mile+ coverage radii in rural areas and vastly increased building penetration in urban areas.