FCC Resumes Testing of Internet-by-Airwave Devices
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Federal regulators will try again to test prototypes for transmitting high-speed internet service over unused television airwaves. The devices will be tested in laboratory and real-world conditions.
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By Clint Swett, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 18--After more than a year of fits and starts, Sacramento is on the verge of approving a system that would blanket the city with free and paid wireless Internet coverage for both residents and visitors.
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Radio interference that harms wireless network performance is a way of life, columnist Craig Mathias says. Fortunately, tools are available to help solve that problem.
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SAN FRANCISCO - A technology that could transform wireless communications got a boost on Friday when the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced its first approval of a software-defined radio.
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Microsoft and Philips Electronics retest devices that can detect white space spectrum, and they want the FCC to also test the devices.
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The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has cleared the way for power companies to roll out broadband over power line service by approving a set of rules designed to limit interference to other radio frequency devices.
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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Wednesday kicked off efforts that could reshape the communications services available to airline passengers, deciding to auction off spectrum now set aside for air-to-ground phone service and proposing to relax its ban on the use of cellular phones in flight.
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Federal and state governments usually promote competition for telecom services, but some states are blocking free Wi-Fi access.
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AT&T is offering RFID active tags that send a Wi-Fi signal at regular intervals, as well as software to find the tags via a Web browser.
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The prototype wireless device intended to in unused portions of the television spectrum has been resubmitted for testing after it malfunctioned in eariler FCC tests.
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Philadelphia has finished testing  its wireless Internet project, setting the stage for America's  biggest citywide Wi-Fi network that will also offer access to  low-income households, officials said on Thursday.
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The Wi-Fi Alliance on Monday launched the action phase of its plan to get faster wireless networking products into the market, kicking off certification testing of gear based on a draft version of the IEEE 802.11n standard.
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Comments from groups and individual Internet users were filed with the FCC.
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The FCC uses fines to get its message across.
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Third-generation (3G) network operators in the U.K. could begin testing a technology to improve indoor network coverage before the end of the year.
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Southwest Airlines and American Airlines separately announced that their planes will be tested for in-flight passenger Wi-Fi data access using different access technologies.
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California passes Wi-Fi user protection bill; AT&T eyes municipal deals. Plus: The mobile Internet--are we there yet?