The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has voted to open unused spectrum in the television band to unlicensed wireless broadband devices, a move that will give U.S. residents access to “super Wi-Fi.”The five-member FCC voted unanimously to allow the use of so-called “white spaces” between TV stations to deliver broadband connections that can function as “super Wi-Fi,” as the agency is calling the new technology. The agency is hoping to see devices with the technology start to appear within a year.Read more from the Associated Press.
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