Wireless hopeful faults FCC inaction on spectrum request

WIRELESS HOPEFUL FAULTS FCC INACTION ON SPECTRUM REQUEST
[SOURCE: Chicago Tribune, AUTHOR: Jon Van]
Even though Chicago backed away from building a citywide wireless broadband service, as have several other cities, some people still hope to offer free wireless Internet, not just here but nationwide. John Muleta, chief of M2Z Networks Inc., visited Chicago recently to attend a WiMax wireless trade show and talk about his dream. He wants to build a national network that would offer free low-speed, G-rated Internet access, supported by advertisements targeted by geography. The system also would offer a faster, ad-free, unrestricted-access Internet service for a fee and would sell wholesale service. Muleta, a 20-year telecom veteran who has held executive positions with the Federal Communications Commission as well as private companies, has financial backing from Silicon Valley, but he has been unable to launch the service because the FCC has declined to act on his petition to use 20 megahertz of radio spectrum that has been lying fallow for eight years.
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