Gist: Federal Communications Communication is considering that opening some unused airwaves, which is called “white space”, to the public would result in better and faster Internet.
In 1985, the FCC opened up the low-rent Baltic Avenue of the frequency spectrum. At the time, no companies wanted those waves that can barely penetrate walls. However, the whole Wi-Fi universe nowadays somehow is the consequence of opening this area of spectrum. The next area of spectrum which the FCC thinks about opening to public is the airwaves between TV channels. They can easily penetrate through walls and travel fast for a long distance. Once the area of spectrum opens, there will be more and more application and innovation coming out. Moreover, the rural area where is limited to Wi-Fi access would be benefit.
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