[BC] Airwaves Abandoned by TV Could Beam High-Speed Internet Everywhere | Popular Science

[Mike McCarthy]

Kevin,

You are partially incorrect.  "White Spaces" is a complete misnomer for
the use of "open" core TV channels left over after the DTV conversion. 
Not anything above 698Mhz.  The spectrum bid by the telco's is between 698
and 746 Mhz (TV52-59). This would include MediaFLO's TV 55 and warehoused
56.  And is no way related to White Space.

The auctioned spectrum is for a new service called WiMax.

MM

> http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-01/internet-ether
>
> When TV went digital, Verizon, AT&T and other cellphone carriers shelled
> out a combined $19 billion for some of the freed-up airwaves, known as
> white spaces. Now wireless company Spectrum Bridge is using the parts
> that are still unclaimed to deliver high-speed Internet from its
> broadcast tower to your laptop computer.
>
> --
> 73,
> Kevin Raper
> KJ4HYD
> CE WCKI WQIZ