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by bee_rider 1065 days ago
> If we allow broadcast television to become a subscription service, then just kill TV broadcasting and repurpose this spectrum for mobile (cellular) use.

We should definitely do this, at least. Maybe keep educational stuff like PBS going, but no need to waste bandwidth on soap operas or sports.
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toast0 1065 days ago
In the US, this has happened three times already: in the 80s, channels 70-83 were reallocated to cell phones; in 2008, channels 52-69 were reallocated to cell phones; in 2016, channels 38-51 were reallocated to cell phones. So cell phones have already taken half the spectrum originally allocated to OTA tv.
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bee_rider 1065 days ago
We should take half that remaining spectrum and reallocate it to wifi.
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toast0 1065 days ago
Seems like it's in the wrong part of the spectrum to be very useful for wifi. IMHO, it would propagate too easily for dense residential (or dense office), which is where congestion is most apparent.
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MAGZine 1065 days ago
yes, instead we can waste the bandwidth on reddit, twitter, instagram, and netflix.
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