Open spectrum would be available for 'Fixed Wireless' ISPs to use. Fixed Wireless consists of a small dish on your roof linking to a tower several miles away, and can usually offer comparable or better service than DSL or Cable. Wireless ISPs or "WISPs" are usually locally owned small businesss, and are really the solution to the 'digital divide' even in urban areas, but since they don't have the lobbyist clout and can't afford to bribe Congress or the FCC, they are usually ignored by media and government.
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