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		<title>TV Whitespaces &#8211; Unlicensed Wi-Fi Broadband Spectrum</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, tv whitepsaces or, as Minnie likes to say, &#8220;wi-fi on steroids.&#8221; Time to grab your yagi. The &#8220;man&#8221; is coming for your unused air &#8220;waves&#8221;. The &#8220;tax man&#8221; is standing by and the whole system is having technical difficulties. The FCC is directing the show and the advertisers are taking the lead role. What [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://brent.fm/wp-content/uploads/wi-fi-broadband-free-the-airwaves.gif"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-168" title="wi-fi-broadband-free-the-airwaves" src="http://brent.fm/wp-content/uploads/wi-fi-broadband-free-the-airwaves.gif" alt="" width="143" height="143" /></a>Yes, tv whitepsaces or, as Minnie likes to say, &#8220;wi-fi on steroids.&#8221;</p>
<p>Time to grab your yagi. The &#8220;man&#8221; is coming for your unused air &#8220;waves&#8221;. The &#8220;tax man&#8221; is standing by and the whole system is having technical difficulties. The FCC is directing the show and the advertisers are taking the lead role. What the hell is going on?</p>
<p>Ya know, the squandering of bandwidth here in Hawaii is at least as harmful as the Jones Act is to shipping. Do we really want to pay, to earn the right to pay, so we can use air?</p>
<p>Maybe just watch the video and check out the site. Even if you&#8217;re only &#8220;aware&#8221; of the issue you&#8217;ll make the right decisions. Let&#8217;s free the airwaves Hawaii.</p>
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<p><strong>What would you do with free wi-fi?</strong></p>
<p>For many of us that work half our time online, it could mean greater energy efficiency in our lives. It would also effectively remove the first of <a rel="nofollow" href="http://greencollartech.com/hawaii-digital-economy-critical-factors.htm">five critical success factors for strengthening Hawaii&#8217;s digital economies</a>, outlined over here.</p>
<h4 class="author">Look for smaller chips and sensors to change the way use and reinvent the way we use wi-fi. For example:</h4>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://greenlight.greentechmedia.com/2008/08/22/an-old-favorite%e2%80%94wifi%e2%80%94-preps-to-disrupt-smart-meter-market-484/">An Old Favorite—WiFi— Preps to Disrupt Smart Meter Market</a><br />
Today at 10:57 AM by Michael Kanellos</p>
<p>Get to know Wi_fi and you&#8217;ll be amazed at what it can do:<br />
<a rel="nofollow" title="Wi-Fi at Wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi</a></p>
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