Meinrath, S. (2005). Community Wireless Networking and Open Spectrum Usage: a Research Agenda to Support Progressive Policy Reform of the Public Airwaves. The Journal of Community Informatics. Volume 1, Issue 2. http://ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej/article/view/233/191 Access to open spectrum, and upcoming regulatory action on the issue, is key to the future success of community wireless networks. This document addresses this subject. It comes out of first National (US) Summit for Community Wireless Networks in August 2004, and the work of wireless developers and policy experts.
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Community Wireless Networking and Open Spectrum Usage: A Research Agenda
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Community Wireless: Overview of Current Policy Debates
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Lakshmipathy, Naveen (2007). Community Wireless: Overview of Current
Policy Debates. Policy Backgrounder. New America Foundation, January
10, 2007.
http://www.newamerica.net/publications/policy/community_wireless_overvie...
There are several issues pending at the FCC and in Congress that hold
great implications for the success or failure of municipal and
community wireless networks. The three key debates (open spectrum,
municipal wireless, network neutrality) are discussed in this concise
document, including a general background of each debate, what issues
