FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski Ignoring the threats by Congress to kill off white spaces , the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday green-lighted commercial operations of the first networks and devices to tap into the airwave gaps between TV broadcasts , potentially setting off a whole new wave of innovation inunlicensedwireless broadband access akin to that produced by Wi-Fi. The FCC is starting out small with operations limited to Wilmington, N.C., beginning Jan. 26. The commission wants to ensure that there are no interference problems between new white space networks and the wireless microphones that currently access the spectrum at big performance venues. Mics and broadband devices will essentially be sharing the airwaves, so the FCC has set up a database, run by Spectrum Bridge , (see disclosure below), where concert venues or theaters can register their events. Any white spaces devices accessing those airwaves will periodically check in with that database, which would ...
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