FCC Comments 04-163 "Wireless Broadband Policies"
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- Briefs, Case Studies, Papers, Reports
- Author(s) and Contributors:
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Author(s): Wendy Wigen
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Sources(s): EDUCAUSE Policy Office
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Abstract
The Federal Communications Commission appointed a new Wireless Broadband Access Task Force to study what the federal government could do to facilitate WISP growth. On May 5, 2004 they issued a Public Notice to request public comment on various aspects of deployed WLANs, including those on academic campuses. The FCC also wanted opinions on what barriers to future deployment the FCC could help eliminate. The Net@EDU Wireless Working Group surveyed 10 campuses, ranging from Little Priest Tribal College (200 students) to New York University (50,000 students). These are the compiled results that were used to answer the FCC questions.