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10-23-09, 10:34 AM
The first public white spaces network officially launched on Wednesday in Claudville, Virginia. It is uses sensing technology from Spectrum Bridge with software and Web cams supplied by Microsoft and PCs supplied by Dell. The project was funded the TDF Foundation.

White spaces are services that run in the unused portion of television spectrum, and have been called "WiFi on steroids" by Google founder Larry Page. The battle for white spaces has been going on for years.

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9139765/First_public_white_spaces_broadband_network_is_ali ve_in_Virginia?taxonomyId=15