Engadget’s Guide To “Open Access” on the 700 MHz Spectrum

Engadget has a great article explaining exactly what the rules are for open access on the 700 MHz wireless spectrum Google and the telecoms are fighting over. You may think you know what open access means, but you probably won’t fully understand it until you’ve read up on it.
They explain how the frequency’s ability to penetrate buildings makes it so valuable, what open networks would have meant (I’m actually glad that was shot down), Google’s possible Sprint trade for some WiMAX band, why the iPhone can’t be such an ass on an open device band, and what open applications will do, among other things. Go ahead, take a few minutes, it’s worth it.
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