Make Wireless Widely Available

Posted: January 16th, 2009 | Author: ErikLeaver | Filed under: Ideas for Change | Tags: domestic, technology, wireless | No Comments »

Here’s an easy way to make internet access not only widely available but also faster and more affordable: open the public airwaves to deliver wireless connectivity to the public. The most valuable, unused chunks of airwaves today are the TV channels that are not being used by TV stations. These unused “white spaces” could be opened immediately for so-called “unlicensed” use. The result would resemble WiFi–but be faster and more ubiquitous. The sky is the limit in the unlicensed spectrum–a perfect free market with enormous public service benefits.

Author: Ben Scott, Free Press

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