This spectrum is open. Let's give it back to the people and everyone else. Google makes their case stating that it would obviously benefit them but also the rest of society.
Google launched this website because we believe strongly that freeing the white spaces is crucial to the future of the Internet. Make no mistake: open access to this unused bandwidth would surely be good for our own bottom line (not to mention those of many of our industry peers); better access to the Internet means more people doing web searches and using our software products.
But we think the public interest here is paramount, and just as clear. Opening up the vast unused portion of spectrum will enable a new generation of innovation and competition from which consumers—especially those to whom the white spaces could soon deliver high-speed online access—should benefit tremendously, both from a wealth of new products and services and from far lower cell phone and Internet access bills.
I'm with Google. Free the Airwaves
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