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tshaddox on July 30, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Sprint Will Sell a $12 Wireless Plan that Only Con...

Isn't the regulation pretty similar in the wireless world? Wired providers get monopolies to dig trenches, but don't wireless providers get monopolies (or oligopolies) to use certain parts of the wireless spectrum? I'm pretty sure anybody can't just buy equipment and start broadcasting.

Istof on July 30, 2014 [–]

It is regulated by the FCC and some frequencies can be used by anybody in the US (but they might not be suitable for a cellphone company) http://transition.fcc.gov/oet/spectrum/table/fcctable.pdf ...

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