Free the Airwaves

Your voice can help convince the Federal Communication Commission to open up the unused "white spaces" radio spectrum -- and unleash a revolution in wireless innovation. Please help free the airwaves by sending this customizable petition to the FCC.

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Subject: Please free the white spaces

To the members of the Federal Communications Commission:

I'm writing to urge you to open up currently unused parts of the TV spectrum (the "white spaces") for wireless broadband and other emerging technologies. I applaud the extraordinary steps the Commission has taken to realize the potential of TV white spaces to date, and encourage you to take the next step at your meeting on November 4.

The potential benefits of freeing up this important public resource, more than three-quarters of which today is unused, are overwhelming.

The white spaces can:

* Pave the way for universal wireless broadband access;
* Extend broadband wireless to rural areas that currently aren't connected at all;
* Enhance the reliability of public safety communications;
* Enable distance learning for students in remote locations or for whom traditional classroom-based learning is impractical; and,
* Bring high-speed mobile internet access to every high school and middle school in the country.

Opening up unused TV spectrum might be one of our best remaining chances to address the digital divide by creating affordable and truly universal broadband wireless coverage in the U.S.

I urge you to take this rare opportunity to connect millions more people to the Internet.

Now is the time to put the power of better and faster broadband in the hands of innovators and entrepreneurs. At your November 4 meeting, please move forward with rules that make the best possible use of these airwaves.

Sincerely,

[Your name]

[Your address]

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