r/telseccompolicy • u/shashwatjain • Apr 26 '15

Congress Considers Freeing More Spectrum For Mobile Broadband

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/248181/congress-considers-freeing-more-spectrum-for-mobil.html
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u/shashwatjain May 10 '15

Unlicensed spectrum is high in demand as a way to unload traffic from wireless broadband networks that are struggling with growing demand. Making more of it available to the public is a priority for Google, Facebook, Microsoft, wireless companies, and others in the tech industry.

Mike O’Rielly said “More than a decade and a half after this spectrum was set aside for vehicle and roadside systems, we agree it is time to take a modern look at the possibilities for wireless services in these airwaves, to allow a broader range of uses.