Save Our Spectrum, Educators Urge

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WASHINGTON — A coalition of educators and wireless broadband providers plans to ask Commerce Secretary Donald Evans on Wednesday for help in their battle to preserve spectrum now designated for their use.

The spectrum, in the 2500 megahertz range, is one of two bands being studied for use as an international band for so-called third-generation mobile Internet service.

Current users of the band include companies like Sprint Corp. (FON) and WorldCom Inc. (WCOM), which are offering plans to set up fixed wireless Internet service, and smaller companies like Nucentrix Broadband Networks Inc.




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