Government agency considering asking for changes in 5 GHz band rules.
Government agency considering asking for changes in 5 GHz band rules: in a transparent move by the executive branch's spectrum policy stalking horse, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration is considering asking the FCC for rule changes in the 5 GHz band in which 802.11a operates. The rule changes might restrict use to indoors only and significantly decrease range by limiting power. (A couple of the changes they ask for are already required in Europe, and manufacturers actually believe they're useful to begin with.) The reasons cited are vague, and in an era of increased government secrecy, may remain so.
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The petition would articulate some government agencies' concerns that such radios could interfere with essential services such as radar. The NTIA is readying the proposal on behalf of the Department of Defense and NASA.
So wouldn't it be better to test and see if there is interference rather than simply wipe out a potentially huge market by crippling what it can do?
