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Fri, 17 Oct 2003 08:26:00 -0400 |
["fair use," "teachable moment," "archival," Section 107(a), 1976
Copyright Act and 1998 Digital Millennium Act]
FCC sets rules on wireless advance
By Associated Press, 10/17/2003
ASHINGTON -- Regulators adopted rules yesterday to promote the
development of a new wireless technology that can send large amounts
of information between buildings without the need to dig up streets to
lay cables.
That technology, which is still under development, is the wireless
equivalent of fiber-optic cables, using broadcast in narrow beams that
avoid interference problems, said John Muleta, chief of the Federal
Communications Commission's wireless bureau. He said the technology
could send large amounts of information between buildings on college
campuses, for example.
The technology would operate in a large section of airwaves originally
set aside for government use. Recent advances have made consumer uses
possible.
FCC chairman Michael Powell said companies may eventually use this
technology to compete with high-speed Internet services such as cable
modems and broadband over phone lines.The FCC also adopted licensing
and technical rules to promote the next generation of cellphones and
wireless devices that provide faster Net access and transmit video.
c Copyright 2003 Globe Newspaper Company.
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Center for Information, Technology & Society
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