Tech companies and public interest groups form coalition to expand broadband access

TECH COMPANIES AND PUBLIC INTEREST GROUPS FORM COALITION TO EXPAND BROADBAND ACCESS
[SOURCE: The Hill, AUTHOR: Kevin Bogardus]
Tech giants and public interest watchdogs joined forces Wednesday in a new coalition to support new portable wireless devices that will utilize underused parts of the spectrum for Internet service. The Wireless Innovation Alliance (WIA) is a new group comprised of IT companies like Google and Hewlett-Packard as well as watchdog groups such as Free Press and the U.S. Public Interest Research Group. They have teamed up as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) considers rules for devices designed to provide broadband access using “white spaces” — unused parts of the spectrum that typically would be occupied by television frequencies.
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