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"The Federal Communications Commission so far has taken a hands-off approach to wireless.
Says FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, 'Some innovative services are not becoming as available in the United States as they are abroad. That is a trend I am concerned about.'

Take Wi-Fi. Martin says it could make faster mobile broadband mainstream. U.S. carriers, however, have been slow to roll out the technology, which competes with their pricier broadband offerings.

To help address these issues, the FCC recently imposed an 'open device' requirement on a choice chunk of broadband airwaves that is due to be auctioned off Jan. 16. Signals in this range can penetrate walls and other obstacles, making them ideal for mobile broadband.

The upshot: Winning bidders will have to let customers use any wireless device and any applications they desire on the networks they build using these licenses. Expected bidders include AT&T, Verizon Wireless and Google.

The FCC's initiative is the beginning of what could become a full-blown revolution for the U.S. wireless business, says Moe Tanabian, a principal with Interactive Broadband Consulting Group. 'The business model of locking phones will fade,' he predicts.

The driver, he believes, will be U.S. consumers. Once they get a taste of freedom in the mobile broadband market, Tanabian thinks there'll be no turning back. 'Complete freedom in the wireless domain will happen. It's just a matter of when.'"

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070826/BUSINESS/708...

Pentagon Paid $999,798 to Ship Two 19-Cent Washers to Texas

Well, there we have it... inflation at is highest...

Ok, I could go off on this for a long time, but check out this article.

http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9747799-7.html

Hopefully soon, we'll get our TV, internet, home phone and cell phone service from Google for free... anywhere... it may not actually be that much of a stretch...

The other day I got a letter in the mail from Strathmore's Who's Who, which I'd never really heard of except the "Who's Who" part of the title. I thought, what the heck, my name for free in a book, why not? Even if it's not that big of deal, meaning no one really looks at it, it can't really hurt. I googled it quickly, read about 2 seconds of stuff on their website, then filled out the card and sent it in forgetting quickly.

I installed a Captcha module which requires users to answer a simple math question when then post comments and sign up. I just deleted about 30 comments telling which stock to buy and where the best deal on viagra is... Isn't the internet great! SPAM bots... unbelievable. I also have deleted about 4 user accounts that have signed up and banned two different email domains from registering. Gotta keep this site clean :-)

This is an important event! Startcraft 2 was announced this weekend as Blizzard's next game... Anyone else looking forward to this? Check this out:

We have another Creason on the way! Traci, Travis' wife, is pregnant! The due date is December 18th I think, so it's a Christmas baby!