Sci-Tech Today, August 6, 2007
By Glenn Fleishman

The government is preparing to auction a swath of the public airwaves described as beachfront wireless property because of the way these radio frequencies penetrate walls and provide great indoor reception.

This beachfront metaphor is even more apt now that the auction rules ensure less fun in the sun for everyone but the nation's big cellular companies.

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