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In Popular Science this month they previewed a new WIFI service that will benefit all including much of rural America!
Below is a link to the startup company that will offer the service so it will help all interested to monitor the links to see if, and when, the service is available in your area.
Disclaimer: I have no affiliation whatsoever with this company. I offer this info to alert those who may need broadband and have difficulty getting the service.
A simple heads up if you will........
FWIW, the lobbying group that represents the nation's broadcasters is fighting the introduction of this technology. You may have seen some of their advertising about contacting Congress over this "threat to free television" on your local stations.
Another way to view it is that this is one example of the technology advances that we were promised in exchange for converting our televisions to digital.
FWIW, the lobbying group that represents the nation's broadcasters is fighting the introduction of this technology. You may have seen some of their advertising about contacting Congress over this "threat to free television" on your local stations.
Another way to view it is that this is one example of the technology advances that we were promised in exchange for converting our televisions to digital.
FROM YOUR LINK..... "it seems like NAB is taking advantage of confusion at the FCC following the delayed DTV transition to try and pull the rug out while no one's looking. A bastard move, to be sure, but we doubt it's going to be successful -- going up against both the government and the heavy hitters of the tech industry is rarely a winning idea."
Just more greed and lies it seems. However, I still hold out hope that some good use and fairness comes of the transition.
As long as people are aware of this it might be a little harder to pull off the theft of this segment of the air ways.
FROM YOUR LINK..... "it seems like NAB is taking advantage of confusion at the FCC following the delayed DTV transition to try and pull the rug out while no one's looking. A bastard move, to be sure, but we doubt it's going to be successful -- going up against both the government and the heavy hitters of the tech industry is rarely a winning idea."
Just more greed and lies it seems. However, I still hold out hope that some good use and fairness comes of the transition.
As long as people are aware of this it might be a little harder to pull off the theft of this segment of the air ways.
Yep, that's why it's good that people are getting to read about the benefit of this particular "threat to free television."
FWIW, the lobbying group that represents the nation's broadcasters is fighting the introduction of this technology. You may have seen some of their advertising about contacting Congress over this "threat to free television" on your local stations. ...
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When they shut down the high-power TV broadcasts, and went to low-power digital, it left most of the nation without TV coverage [most of the nation speaking in terms of square miles and not urban population centers]
So your saying that Tv broadcasters [who only transmit in urban areas] are now fighting the technology to bring media to rural America?
Wow. That sucks.
No I have not seen anything about this on our 'local stations'. We have none, if you recall they reduced TV broadcast coverage a year ago.
When they shut down the high-power TV broadcasts, and went to low-power digital, it left most of the nation without TV coverage [most of the nation speaking in terms of square miles and not urban population centers]
So your saying that Tv broadcasters [who only transmit in urban areas] are now fighting the technology to bring media to rural America?
Wow. That sucks.
No I have not seen anything about this on our 'local stations'. We have none, if you recall they reduced TV broadcast coverage a year ago.
"IF" I read your post right you are unaware of the analog to digital switch over that happened last year. There is no more analog (expempting a few local low power TV stations) TV anymore. That whole analog TV frequency band was abandoned and re-sold to mostly cell phone companies.
This story is about the use of the white (blank) spaces between frequencies to carry WIFI signals.
"IF" I read your post right you are unaware of the analog to digital switch over that happened last year. There is no more analog (exempting a few local low power TV stations) TV anymore. That whole analog TV frequency band was abandoned and re-sold to mostly cell phone companies.
This story is about the use of the white (blank) spaces between frequencies to carry WIFI signals.
? You missed me there. ?
When 'High-power Analog TV broadcast' was shut down last year most of the nation [which is rural] lost TV reception. Today in the urban areas of the nation TV is broadcast in a 'low-power digital' format.
Now there is a move to bring wifi coverage to the nation.
But the TV broadcasters want to block this from happening, because it would bring some form of coverage to rural America.
But the TV broadcasters want to block this from happening, because it would bring some form of coverage to rural America.
The reason broadcasters want the FCC to not approve the new service is that they believe it will interfere with their broadcast signals, since it would be using frequencies that are next to the broadcast channels.
Bowie, you seriously believe that? The information stated that the white space could be used providing it did not interfere with existing communications. I'm thinking that the current broadcasters think they can make another buck themselves, if they can block this more open usage of the frequencies.
No matter what, the consumer will lose -end up subsidizing in some respect whatever is available and/or end up with fewer capabilities and options.
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