The bandwidth has attracted the interest of wireless start-ups like Itron, a Washington-based maker of wireless products used by petroleum companies to guard oil pipelines. Other interested companies include ArrayComm, which hopes to use the bandwidth for a high-speed wireless Internet service, and AeroAstro, which makes small satellites that can be used for wireless voice and data networks.
Wireless carriers like Sprint PCS and Verizon Wireless, which say they don't have enough spectrum to meet customer needs, will likely be discouraged by the new rules. --Ben Charny, Special to ZDNet News
