FCC Approves Airwave Use For All Phones

Consumers will be able to use any cellphone and software they want on a network built on airwaves to be auctioned early next year, according to rules approved yesterday by the Federal Communications Commission, reports The Wasington Post.

"The vote sets the stage for the auction of public airwaves that will change hands from television broadcasters to a fast-growing wireless industry. The auction, scheduled for January, is expected to raise about $15 billion for the U.S. Treasury.

... The airwaves, which are ideal for transmitting high-speed wireless signals, are highly valuable to large wireless carriers, which need more capacity to introduce services to customers."

Related: - Google's $4.6bn wireless plan grounded

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