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Dell, Microsoft Launching Broadband Net In Rural Virginia

Computer Companies Join TDF Foundation, Spectrum Bridge To Debut Network Using 'White Spaces'

John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 10/21/2009 3:47:19 PM

Computer companies Dell and Microsoft are scheduled to join with TDF Foundation and Spectrum Bridge Wednesday to launch a broadband network in rural Virginia, using the so-called white spaces between TV channels.

House Communications Subcommitee Chairman Rick Boucher, who represents rural Virginia, is scheduled to be on hand as the companies host a Webcast with residents of an Appalachian community talking about how wireless Interent connectivity can change their lives.

The government is currently working on a national broadband plan, including freeing up even more spectrum space for wireless Internet.

Spectrum Bridge, a sort of Ebay for identifying available spectrum in secondary markets, launched a Web site in February to help identify available open TV channels. The site can be used by wireless Internet providers to figure out whether there is enough spectrum in a potential service area to make it economically viable.

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