FCC Oks the use of an amount of the wireless spectrum for free use.

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http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_id=62431

The FCC recentley gave the OK for a certain band of the wireless spectrum (2155-MHz to 2180-MHz) to be set aside to be for use for free services. Such services would cover things like wireless internet or cell phone service. If this goes through, as early as next year in june, we could see them auctioning off these frequencies to use by companies/organizations that plan to offer free services using these bands. (i'll bet google will jump on this bandwagon, somehow) This is part of the FCC's approach to having broadband available nationwide. However, they are currently meeting resistance from cell phone companies such as T-Mobile, claiming that it will interfere with their services.