FCC wants more frequencies for National Broadband

In the United States the hunt is on for frequencies for the National Broadband plan with the emphasis seemingly on using existing Military Spectrum. Almost all the Amateur Radio UHF and Microwave allocations are in shared Military bands.

The issue is highlighted in an article by Bill Ray on The Register titled 'FCC calls for more frequencies' that can be read at
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/03/
fcc_broadband_plan/

Another good article by Bill Ray on The Register is
Ofcom fails to sweep away power-line networking
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/september2009/
the_register_reports_ofcom_statement.htm

A recent FCC Notice of Rule Making on the use of 2360 - 2400 MHz for Health Care
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/
FCC-09-57A1.pdf

FCC Blog: http://blog.broadband.gov/

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