[MLB-WIRELESS] Interesting article on whirlpool

[Mike C]

Found this on whirlpool today, interesting...

            http://whirlpool.net.au/article.cfm/914

Mike


Relax wireless licensing, urges Minister

Posted by Matt Borgo   Sunday at 4:23 pm

    South Australia Information Economy Minister Jane Lomax-Smith has called 
on federal parliament to lift restrictions on wireless broadband licensing 
in an effort to increase the uptake of the technology, reports Australian 
IT.

While 802.11 wireless local area networks do not require licences when used 
within homes or businesses or for non-commercial purposes, anyone wanting to 
provide commercial services by wireless must be licensed.

"Some sort of limited low-cost or no-cost licence would seem appropriate," 
writes Dr Lomax-Smith.

"The holder of such a limited licence would have to meet all the statutory 
requirements." Dr Lomax-Smith said that smaller players are excluded from 
offering services due to the high cost of spectrum licensing.

"While I acknowledge this is a difficult issue, I would strongly urge the 
inquiry to give thought to how Australia's second-tier telecommunications 
firms might be equipped to participate in the growing wireless broadband 
market without being relegated to amateur status," said Dr Lomax-Smith.




















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