Codebreaker

White space spectrum to be made available by FCC

John Moe Sep 13, 2010

It’s a complicated issue to explain but in short: when the switch to digital television happened, there were parts of the spectrum that were no longer in use. The FCC plans to make them available. What it means for you: bigger stronger wi-fi networks.

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