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FCC Planning to Open Up White Space Spectrum

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Sep 13, 2010, 7:07 AM by Eric M. Zeman

According to the New York Times, the Federal Communications Commission is planning to approve legislation that would make the "white space" spectrum available for use by unlicensed wireless technologies. White space spectrum are the slices of airwaves that fit in between digital broadcast television signals. The FCC first approved some rules paving the way for white space spectrum use in November 2008, but has spent the last two years listening to arguments by opponents and proponents of white space spectrum use. A number of companies and organizations have demonstrated that white space spectrum can be used without interfering with the nearby television signals. The FCC hasn't said specified how the airwaves can be used, but the expectation is that they will be used by wireless broadband technologies, such as Wi-Fi. The FCC will make a final vote on the matter at its September 23 meeting.

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