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UK 5.8 GHz Band- spectrum licensing issues
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2003 21:36:21 -0500
------ Forwarded Message From: John Wilson <johnresearch () hotmail com> Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2003 01:09:56 +0000 To: dave () farber net, ip <ip () v2 listbox com> Subject: UK 5.8 GHz Band- spectrum licensing issues [UK spectrum and digital divide issues: After a government review last year for "License Exempt Use" of 2.4 and 5.8 Ghz Bands, and the subsequent instituting of a Wireless Advisory Group to accelerate access and address the "Broadband Britain" social policy agenda, the UK government have recently said that 5.8 GHz Band C- ie for BFWA Broadband Fixed Wireless Access- will now be a "light licensing" scenario. Compare the US 5.8 GHz U-NII Band, enshrining "unlicensed" as a regulatory principle, and enabling the take-off of WISPs especially in rural areas. - JW] http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2131547,00.html Wireless broadband threatened by licensing plan?10:27 Friday 7th March 2003 Graeme Wearden Pressure from the Ministry of Defence means that 5.8GHz probably won't be licence-exempt, which some claim will make it harder for wireless to close the digital divide ------ End of Forwarded Message ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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