Think Again: White Open Spaces, Owned by Us
Center for American Progress, October 2, 2008
By Eric Alterman & George Zornick
A fight for the public interest is currently taking place beneath the headlines. Part of the reason for it's scant coverage is because it involves the media companies themselves. The battle is for unused "white spaces" in the broadcast spectrum -- airwaves that could be used for nation-wide, low-cost high-speed Internet connection.
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