5.9ghz Public Safety Spectrum Rules

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The Possibility of Spectrum as a Public
Good

The Possibility of Spectrum as a Public
Good 08/13/2004 04:06 PM
The FCC is considering opening up additional spectrum to unlicensed uses -- the same kind of regulatory change that gave rise to Wifi. Much of the spectrum being considered for unlicensed use is currently allocated for broadcasters, however, so FCC's proposal creates tension between incumbents and groups that want to take advantage of the possibilities inherent in unlicensed spectrum. Most issues the FCC deals with, even contentious ones like limits on the ownership of radio and television stations, are changes within regulatory schemes. The recent proposal to move the maximum media market reach from 35% to 45% took the idea of an ownership cap itself at face value, and involved a simple change of amount. Unlicensed spectrum is different. In addition to all the regulatory complexities, an enormous philosophical change is being proposed. Transmuting spectrum from licensed to unlicensed changes what spectrum is. This change is possible because of advances in the engineering of wireless systems. This matters, a lot, because with the spread of unlicensed wireless, the FCC could live up to its mandate of managing spectrum on behalf of the public, by allowing for and even encouraging engineering practices that treat spectrum itself as a public good. - More at http://shirky.com/writings/spectrum_public_good.html

The Possibility of Spectrum as a Public
Good.

The Possibility of Spectrum as a Public
Good. 08/14/2004 09:04 PM
Clay Shirky: The Possibility of Spectrum as a Public Good. I find your faith in technology disturbing. (e.g. Spread-spectrum does not "allow data transfer rates to be much higher than the carrying capacity of frequency considered as a virtual wire"; it actually does just the opposite, which is why people are switching to non-spread-spectrum technologies like OFDM as fast as they can.)

QM2 in fire safety rules breach

QM2 in fire safety rules breach 06/24/2004 11:43 AM
The owners of the world's biggest luxury liner are told to carry out a major safety overhaul after a BBC investigation.

Shirky: The Possibility of Spectrum As A
Public Good

Shirky: The Possibility of Spectrum As A
Public Good 08/14/2004 08:48 PM
long piece in defense of opening up more spectrum .. The Possibility of Spectrum as a Public Good .. Clay

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Motorola muscular in public safety

Motorola muscular in public safety 06/27/2004 06:38 AM
Chicago Tribune Jun 27 2004 10:39AM GMT

Will We Have a Wireless Public Safety
Network?

Will We Have a Wireless Public Safety
Network? 09/24/2004 11:37 PM

Seattle Bans Wi-Fi for Public Safety
Reasons

Seattle Bans Wi-Fi for Public Safety
Reasons 04/01/2005 11:54 AM

A report in TidBITS dated April 1 explains Seattle's recent coffeehouse ban: As we all know, Wi-Fi commonly operates in the 2.4 GHz band, the same band used by microwave ovens to heat food through the bipolar effect in which rapid switching causes friction in water molecules. (Not resonance as is often mistakenly stated.)

This can apparently lead to dangerous results not previously seen as the density of Wi-Fi usage increases. At a local coffeeshop, an ill-advised gateway placement and too many Wi-Fi users resulted in the espresso machine's boiler exploding from too much pressure. Several were injured, only one seriously; all were bloggers.

Seattle has formed the WTF (Wi-Fi Testing Foundation) to better understand this incident, but has proactively banned Wi-Fi until the results come in.

Public Events & Venues Security & Safety

Public Events & Venues Security & Safety 01/22/2004 03:30 PM
marcus evans Jan 22 2004 7:24PM GMT

Regulators to end interference with
public safety communication systems

Regulators to end interference with
public safety communication systems 07/10/2004 12:44 PM
Canadian Press Jul 10 2004 4:16PM GMT

Motorola Gives Back Some of Dutch Public
Safety Network

Motorola Gives Back Some of Dutch Public
Safety Network 09/14/2004 06:42 PM
TechWeb Sep 14 2004 10:41PM GMT

Cisco pushes mobile wireless kit for
public safety

Cisco pushes mobile wireless kit for
public safety 06/22/2004 02:11 PM
Package of products is designed to help police, other officials roam in and out of wireless networks without interruption.

With Public Safety at Stake, China Still
Stifles Free Expression

With Public Safety at Stake, China Still
Stifles Free Expression 01/07/2004 06:22 PM
NY Times (reg. required): 7 at Chinese Paper Held After Articles on New SARS Case. The police stormed the offices...

Regulators amend Nextel deal to clear up
public safety interference

Regulators amend Nextel deal to clear up
public safety interference 12/24/2004 12:40 PM
SiliconValley.com Dec 23 2004 2:14AM GMT

Ricochet Offers Broadband Portable
Internet to Municipal & Public Safety
Workers

Ricochet Offers Broadband Portable
Internet to Municipal & Public Safety
Workers 05/12/2004 05:28 AM
dBusinessNews.com May 12 2004 9:41AM GMT

SAS: With new rules, going public a pain

SAS: With new rules, going public a pain 04/09/2005 12:57 AM
ZDNet Apr 9 2005 4:33AM GMT

can doom 3 run on a compaq presario 6000
series p4-1.9ghz,51

can doom 3 run on a compaq presario 6000
series p4-1.9ghz,51 08/14/2004 04:35 AM
TechTree Aug 14 2004 8:48AM GMT

High Growth Expected for Safety PLCs &
Safety Bus/Networks

High Growth Expected for Safety PLCs &
Safety Bus/Networks 04/14/2005 04:00 AM
There are concerns about the reliability and safety in the use of safety buses/networks for machine automatic safeguarding, particularly when safety and non-safety data is handled by the same bus/network. Nevertheless usage is expected to grow significantly over the forecast period, as the use of safety PLCs grows and reliability of operations with safety buses/networks becomes proven. Usage is particularly attractive when machines and controls become more complex (i.e., for example, requiring many emergency stops and/or safety gate switches with multiple actuators). [PRWEB Apr 14, 2005]

Action on Internet Safety Children's
Organisations Unite On Internet Safety

Action on Internet Safety Children's
Organisations Unite On Internet Safety 04/17/2005 09:50 PM
Scoop Apr 18 2005 1:57AM GMT

Inevitably the Kobe case got tried in
public with leaks and press releases,
and once it got tried in public, Justice
lost

Inevitably the Kobe case got tried in
public with leaks and press releases,
and once it got tried in public, Justice
lost 09/02/2004 05:43 PM
Bryant charge dismissed, accuser's lawyer says .. The case didn't even go to trial .. as he wants

cnn.com/2004/LAW/09/01/bryant.trial/index.html
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Guidance for public sector web sites
which sell online to the public

Guidance for public sector web sites
which sell online to the public 12/15/2003 03:35 AM
PublicTechnology.net Dec 15 2003 3:11AM ET

Quite a concept: Public records should
be made public

Quite a concept: Public records should
be made public 07/01/2004 03:45 PM

Chicago's public sculpture can't be
photographed by the public

Chicago's public sculpture can't be
photographed by the public 02/07/2005 02:07 AM
Cory Doctorow: Chicago spent $270 million on its Millennium Park, placing a big public sculpture by Anish Kapoor in the middle of it, bought with public money. Woe betide any member of the public who tries to photograph this sculpture, though: it's a copyrighted sculpture and Chicago is spending even more money policing Chicagoans who try to photograph it and make a record of what their tax-dollars bought.

If I were them, I'd ask for my money back. What kind of jerk sculptor sells the city a piece of public art for a public park and then demands that no one take pictures of it? Christ, they should run this guy out of town on a rail and melt the goddamned sculpture down for scrap. Then they should fire the politician who signed a purchase contract that reserved the photographic rights and run him out of town on the same rail. Between the artist's greed and the procurement officer's malfeasance, this is about the vilest display of human venality I've heard of all day.

The copyrights for the enhancements in Millennium Park are owned by the artist who created them. As such, anyone reproducing the works, especially for commercial purposes, needs the permission of that artist.

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Court Rules Evel Knievel Is A Pimp;
Knievel Rules Judges Are Bimbos

Court Rules Evel Knievel Is A Pimp;
Knievel Rules Judges Are Bimbos 01/04/2005 08:20 PM
Really not quite sure what to make of this one, but it's too amusing to pass up. Apparently, a few years ago, ESPN posted a picture of famed daredevil Evel Knievel with his arms around two women (one of whom was his wife) with the caption: "You're never too old to be a pimp." Knievel, not realizing this was a (weak) attempt at complimenting him, sued ESPN for defamation. A lower court tossed out the ruling, and he appealed. Now the Appeals Court has ruled against him as well, noting that, based on the context no one is actually going to think Knievel is a "pimp," and, in fact that the statement was supposed to be a positive one, as the slang of the day suggests. Knievel, apparently lacking a sense of irony over this particular case, has responded by calling the judges "bimbos." The full quote is: "They ruled against the law. What good is law in the United States of America if five or six goddamn bimbos are going to rule against it?" You think he intended that as a compliment? Anyway, in the meantime, feel free to go on captioning photos on the web while calling people pimps.

Public enemy number one – the public.

Public enemy number one – the public. 05/02/2004 12:14 AM

A Public Editor for an Internet Public

A Public Editor for an Internet Public 01/07/2004 03:13 PM
For the majority of readers, the New York Times is now an online newspaper with a print edition. Suppose the new public editor began with that fact. Something surprising--even radical--could emerge. Of course it's all speculation...

Fun with Public Officials and Public
Databases

Fun with Public Officials and Public
Databases 07/23/2004 02:58 PM
Florida Secretary of State Glenda Hood is lying, and I can prove it.

Online Resume Rules Sound Like Offline
Resume Rules

Online Resume Rules Sound Like Offline
Resume Rules 09/13/2004 02:14 PM
USA Today is claiming that the rules have changed for resumes, now that they're mostly sent via email instead of snail mail. However, when they get into the details, they sound amazingly like the "rules" many of us learned back in the days before you emailed resumes: focus on results from previous jobs (read: throw in lots of useless percentages to make it look like you improved something), use "descriptive or significant terms" (read: make sure you include the BS buzzwords-of-the-moment to make it through that first pass filter), don't send the wrong cover letter to the wrong company (read: don't be completely stupid), and don't apply "above your skill level" (read: don't waste HR's time so much). I remember hearing all of these years ago as well, and they don't seem any different in this "new age of electronic resumes" as the article would have you believe. Then, of course, there's the biggest recommendation for this supposed new age: they suggest you spam as many companies as possible. Again, has there ever been a time when people were told to send out fewer resumes? If anything, it seems like this strategy is the wrong strategy in the digital age where HR folks are so inundated with resumes that some have found that going back to paper resumes is much more effective in getting attention.

More 3G Spectrum for 3G in US

More 3G Spectrum for 3G in US 09/13/2004 12:48 PM
3G Sep 13 2004 4:08PM GMT

Let My Spectrum Go

Let My Spectrum Go 08/13/2004 06:07 PM
The topic of open spectrum certainly isn't new. However, it's suddenly getting a lot more attention. Yesterday, the Economist had a nice backgrounder on the debate (though, they screwed up a few facts), and today Clay Shirky has written up a long piece in defense of opening up more spectrum. Opening up more spectrum, especially a lot of the valuable spectrum the broadcasters are hoarding, would be a huge deal, and could be very helpful for a variety of industries and the overall economy. However, as I pointed out yesterday, it's not quite that easy. While it's clear that those who benefit from a world where spectrum is scarce are over-playing the fear of more unlicensed spectrum, interference still is a problem. Shirky cites one test that showed where interference wasn't a problem, but to use that one story to suggest there are no interference problems denies what plenty of folks in the wireless industry see every day. He also uses WiFi as an example that interference isn't a problem -- which is news to anyone who has ever discovered just how much a problem interference can be on a WiFi system (I had to return a cordless phone that disconnected my home WiFi every time I took a call). I'm all for freeing up more spectrum, but the wireless industry needs to do a better job showing how they will deal with the interference issues, and proving that it really won't be a problem. Let them come up with real solutions to the interference problems people see every day, and then, absolutely, let's free up more spectrum.

Spectrum-CLI-1.016

Spectrum-CLI-1.016 12/16/2003 06:33 PM

The End of Spectrum Scarcity

The End of Spectrum Scarcity 03/06/2004 02:06 AM
That's the title of an article I co-wrote with Greg Staple, a Washington telecom lawyer, in the new issue of IEEE Spectrum magazine.  We explain how "open spectrum" technologies could, with the right regulatory decisions, massively increase the usable capacity for wireless communication.  More spectrum is also coming from conventional sources like FCC reallocation. 

It's hard to overstate how big a deal this could be.  Cingular just spent $41 billion for AT&T Wireless, allegedly because it desparately needed more spectrum.  And we're not even imagining the applications and usage scenarios that will develop when wireless capacity goes from being expensive and scarce to virtually free like computer cycles.

Spectrum Wars.

Spectrum Wars. 03/29/2005 08:39 PM
National Journal: Spectrum Wars. In hindsight, I think over-the-air HDTV has been a waste of time and we would be better off with digital SDTV and tower-sharing over the air, leaving HDTV for cable and satellite.

FCC 3G Spectrum Auction

FCC 3G Spectrum Auction 01/03/2005 05:06 PM
3G Jan 3 2005 6:51PM GMT

FCC May Add 3 GHz Unlicensed Spectrum

FCC May Add 3 GHz Unlicensed Spectrum 04/15/2004 02:14 PM
The FCC has started rulemaking to add unlicensed use of 3.650 to 3.700 GHz: The spectrum would be reserved, it sounds like, for unlicensed wireless ISP point-to-point use to increase their available backhaul bandwidth. Usage would requite cognitive radios to reduce interference with the licensed satellite use of this band. [link via Dewayne Hendricks]...

FCC Opens More Spectrum

FCC Opens More Spectrum 09/10/2004 10:51 AM
The FCC released 20 Mhz of spectrum that can be used for 3G and other wireless services: The spectrum comes in 5 Mhz-wide swaths, which means it is suitable only for certain applications such as 3G or Flarion's Flash-OFDM technology. IPWireless and vendors of WiMax gear, however, require wider swaths of spectrum so in their current forms at least they wouldn't be possibilities here. I shudder to think of the process of distributing this spectrum. This is prime real estate that lots of people would like to get their hands on....

FCC to Auction 3G Spectrum

FCC to Auction 3G Spectrum 12/30/2004 06:46 AM
Unstrung.com Dec 30 2004 11:09AM GMT

Spectrum wrap-up

Spectrum wrap-up 03/13/2003 10:22 AM

I had a lot of fun at the Spectrum Conference, and overall it was a great learning experience. Cory's notes over at BoingBoing were better than actually attending, as he whittled down hours into a few choice paragraphs and quotes. While some of the legal details sailed over my head, there were interesting discussions about technology and implementation issues. Much of the debates revolved around taking either a commons approach, where anyone can do anything with the spectrum and we'll think of ways to regulate it as needed, and the property approach, where segments are auctioned off to the highest bidder to own and do whatever they want. The moot court near the end of day one pitted one group vs. the other, but overall was a mishmash of ideas. I'm surprised the commons folks don't use more examples from all over the world, where unlicensed spectrums seem to reign supreme, and I was surprised at the weak arguments presented by the property folks who claimed there would always be room in a profit-driven model for a small commons.

The crowd split on the approaches, with every technologist, software creator, and wifi-loving laptop owner siding with a commons approach, while the straight laced older generation of washington policy types seemed big on the property side. Numbers wise, the pro-property folks were definitely in the minority, and from a quick visual survey of the room, I'd say anyone born after the dawn of unix time (Jan 1, 1970) was a commons supporter, so my guess is that property's days are numbered.

FCC Allocates 3G Spectrum

FCC Allocates 3G Spectrum 09/10/2004 04:45 PM
Unstrung.com Sep 10 2004 7:26PM GMT

Spectrum as Property

Spectrum as Property 08/13/2004 08:02 PM

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How Public is Public Radio?

How Public is Public Radio? 05/31/2004 05:19 AM
revealing how conservative NPR is .. How Public is Public Radio? .. closer look .. study

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Safety First

Safety First 04/17/2004 04:42 PM
Did this week’s virus/trojan/PR stunt cause you to rethink the safety of your Mac and its precious files? I hope we all will think twice before clicking on MP3’s, especially Janet Jackson’s.

Protect yourself from MP3s and more – for free in this week’s Freeloader Friday.

The Safety Net

The Safety Net 01/11/2004 03:49 AM
TheSafetyNet.Org • A collective of men who are working to stop date-rape and sexual abuse. "When a person is raped, it’s trust that’s used as the weapon...We’ve decided that it’s time to reclaim that trust, reclaim that responsibility. Men Rape. Men abuse. And men can stop it."

Safety

Safety 06/20/2004 08:28 AM
Chicago Tribune Jun 20 2004 12:12PM GMT

Safety Attributes

Safety Attributes 04/09/2004 05:30 PM

I am not sure if this particular long term solution to cross-site scripting (XSS) has been discussed yet, but I thought it is worth a mention since I thought of it.  Yes, I have an ego that wants to be polished daily. :-)

The idea is to introduce 'safety' attributes to HTML and XHTML that allows web developers to disable dangerous DHTML features like scripting within elements that contains content from users.  For example:

<div class='.comment' safety='noscript,nostyle'>
comment entered by visitors
</div>

Fine-grained safety settings will allow some scripting features to continue working while disabling others.

"Safety and Confidence"

"Safety and Confidence" 11/15/2003 03:18 AM

the safety dance

the safety dance 11/18/2003 11:36 AM
Anne and I were listening to Fred while we were driving home from Burbank the other day. That stupid "Safety...

The Path to Safety?

The Path to Safety? 03/08/2004 11:20 PM
Industry readies plan for pre-emptive network defense.

The safety business

The safety business 09/13/2004 09:45 PM
USA Today Sep 14 2004 1:58AM GMT

Consider This Our Safety Moment

Consider This Our Safety Moment 05/06/2004 07:13 AM
If you're going to have an accident with a nail gun, try not to do it six times.Isidro Mejia, 39, had four nails penetrate his skull -- three went into his brain -- in the April 19 accident, according to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center. Another of the nails lodged...

5.9ghz Public Safety Spectrum Rules

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