New rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission will change the way we communicate in a wireless world.
The FCC changed its rules as part of an upcoming auction of valuable UHF spectrum once used for analogue television broadcasting. Wireless service providers who bid on the spectrum must now agree to "unlock" their services so that consumers can pick any smart phone or other wireless device and load any software on it. Consumers currently are limited to what the wireless carrier wants them to use.
In a new podcast, Phil Weiser, director of the Silicon Flatirons Telecommunications Program and a professor of telecommunications law in the University of Colorado at 麻豆影院 law school, talks about why this spectrum is so valuable and the impact the new wireless rules will have on the industry.
To listen to Weiser's podcast, go to . Or contact Weiser at (303) 735-2733 or phil.weiser@colorado.edu, or Dirk Martin in the CU-麻豆影院 Office of News Services at (303) 492-3140.