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New Hanover County in North Carolina is the first county in the United States to deploy a Super WiFi network. The technology would allow for broadband service to be delivered over the air like Wi-Fi is, but over a much farther range.. More 
Wireless Innovation Alliance
Today, the Wireless Innovation Alliance congratulated New Hanover County, North Carolina on becoming the first county in America to deploy a Super WiFi network.. More
Government Technology // 1:42 PM EST// Jan. 11 New Hanover County, North Carolina will be the first community in the nation to deploy Super WiFi when it begins a phased deployment later this month of a Super WiFi network in the TV white space spectrum. More 
Wireless Innovation Alliance // 5:56 PM EST// Jan. 10 The Wireless Innovation Alliance released a statement applauding Senators Kerry, Snowe, Warner, and Moran, who called on their colleagues to grant the Federal Communications Commission the flexibility it needs to effectively allocate spectrum in an effort to encourage efficiency, innovation, competition, and economic growth. More 
Broadcasting & Cable // 1:32 PM EST// Jan. 10 A bipartisan group of senators has called on Senate leadership to reject some of the House Republican-backed proposals for spectrum incentive auction legislation as they work out compromise legislation on spectrum management reform. More 
The Hill // 1:26 PM EST// Jan. 10 In a statement issued Tuesday, a coalition of tech firms and public interest groups argued unlicensed spectrum is a crucial source of innovation to the U.S. economy. More 
Senator John Kerry // 5:43 PM EST// Jan. 9 Senator John Kerry along with Senators Olympia Snowe, Mark Warner, and Jerry Moran have urged Senate leadership to adopt commonsense spectrum management reform that will optimize use of wireless spectrum and maintain the FCC’s authority to allocate spectrum. More 
DSL Reports // 4:57 PM EST// Dec. 23 After years of analysis and sometimes heated debate, the FCC has given approval for the first white space broadband device. More  The Wireless Innovation Alliance (WIA) is a broad-based group of innovators, providers, consumer groups, think tanks and education organizations that believe that more efficient use and expanded access to the nation’s spectrum resources are fundamental to the future of U.S. economic policy and global competitiveness, and that we face potential spectrum scarcities in both licensed and unlicensed bands that must be addressed in order for innovation and investment to move forward.
  
  Spectrum, and specifically, the most efficient and expansive use of this most valuable natural resource, is fundamental to the future of U.S. economic growth, and global competitiveness. United States spectrum policy must also be efficient and flexible as well, so that we can encourage and accommodate new and innovative ways to meet the growing demand for wireless services and applications, and the growing inability - in both licensed and unlicensed bands - to meet that demand.
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