The issue comes to a head on Election Day, when the Federal Communications Commission votes on a proposal to make a disputed chunk of radio spectrum available for public use. Google, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard and other technology companies say the spectrum could be used by a whole new array of Internet-connected wireless gadgets...
But a coalition of old-guard media — from television networks to Broadway producers — is objecting to the proposal, saying it needs a closer look. The opponents argue that signals sent over those frequencies could interfere with broadcasts and wireless microphones at live productions...
If the spectrum is set free, Ms. Parton says, chaos could reign on Broadway — in the form of static and other interference.
“The potential direct negative impact on countless people may be immeasurable,” Ms. Parton wrote in a letter last month to the F.C.C., urging it not to release the frequencies. (more)
Bad news for eavesdroppers, too. Performer's wireless microphones have long been a source of information loss – from bug use, to monitoring corporate meetings, to just hanging around Broadway and boot-legging musicals for free! Tune in tomorrow to see if Google gets out-ogled. ~ Kevin (My bug out.)
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