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[News] Google et al Fight Monopolisation of Spectrum

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Ram Shriram: Open Up the Airwaves

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| In the face of terrorism, global warming, and economic stagnation, spectrum 
| policy may not seem like a top presidential priority. But it ought to be. Ram 
| Shriram, a venture capitalist who helped fund Google a decade ago, says 
| wireless carriers are hamstringing the mobile industry. He advocates opening 
| the airwaves — and even mounted an (unsuccessful) bid on a chunk of radio 
| spectrum in January. What's at stake? "The greatest wave of innovation since 
| the PC-platform era."      
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http://www.wired.com/politics/law/magazine/16-10/sl_shriram

Google's Page: White spaces test was unfair

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| Google cofounder Larry Page blasted as unfair recent interference tests of 
| prototype devices that would deliver wireless broadband on unused television 
| spectrum in the U.S.  
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| The tests, conducted by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, measured 
| interference with the wrong signals, Page said Wednesday.  
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=300724676&rid=-50

The Feds dread a decentralised Internet (e.g. mesh) where filtering and
eavesdropping cannot be applied.


Recent:

Google launches white spaces campaign

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| Google hopes a new Web site will help convince the U.S. Federal
| Communications Commission to allow a new generation of wireless broadband
| devices to connect via unused television spectrum.
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=1831143244&rid=-50


Spectrum Auction: The C-Block Bidding Stalls at $4.7 Billion

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| We won’t know who the high bidder is until the auction is completed for all 
| the other smaller licenses, which could take weeks. Since no more than one 
| bid was received in each round, there may have been one company bidding all 
| along.   
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http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/31/spectrum-auction-the-c-block-bidding-is-over-at-47-billion/?ref=technology
http://tinyurl.com/2jc6kg


Incumbents To Sweep Spectrum Auction, Analysts Say

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| Next week's auction by the Federal Communications Commission of 700 megahertz 
| of radio spectrum - billed by many as a David versus Goliath match between 
| independent wireless providers and more established incumbent companies - is 
| expected to end with a sweep by the larger companies.   
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http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200801181849DOWJONESDJONLINE000967_FORTUNE5.htm
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