[wplug-erie] Free the Airwaves: FCC vote on "white spaces" scheduled for Nov. 4

[John M Rice]

Just forwarding this on, help free the airwaves! sign the petition!

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From: Free the Airwaves / Google <events at google.com>
Date: Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 12:54 PM
Subject: Free the Airwaves: FCC vote on "white spaces" scheduled for Nov. 4
To: john.m.rice at gmail.com


Hi,

This Election Day, there's more than one important vote going on. And
there's something we need you to do to get ready.

While you're casting your ballot at your polling place on November 4, the
Federal Communications Commission will be voting the same day on rules
governing "white spaces" -- the unused airwaves between broadcast TV
channels.

Last week, after months of testing, the FCC announced that white spaces
devices could operate without interfering with TV broadcasts or wireless
microphone signals.

The science speaks for itself, but that's not going to stop the broadcasting
lobby from trying to derail the technology before the rules are even
written. Since last Friday, the National Association of Broadcasters has
been trying to stop the vote from taking place.
We can't let that happen.

Thanks in part to your efforts, we're less than two weeks away from a vote
that could transform the way we connect to the Internet.

We can't let up now.

You've already signed our petition at www.FreeTheAirwaves.com. Now we're in
the final stretch and we need your help again.

Please forward this message to five of your friends, and ask them to sign
the petition at www.FreeTheAirwaves.com.

Call your Member of Congress and let him or her know it's time to open
"white spaces" for everyone:
https://secure.freepress.net/site/Advocacy?alertId=285&pg=makeACall&autologin=true&JServSessionIdr001=rppctdj0p4.app43b

Just as Wi-Fi sparked a revolution in the way we connect to the web, freeing
the "white space" airwaves could help unleash a new wave of technological
innovation, create jobs, and boost our economy.

But it can happen only if the FCC moves forward. Encourage your friends to
sign the petition and call your Member of Congress today.

Thanks,
FreeTheAirwaves.com


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