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== Example Wireless Policy Resources ==


These resources [http://pactlab-dev.spcomm.uiuc.edu/classes/08SP/496/#resources were presented in class].

* [http://www.wetmachine.com/totsf/ Wet Machine: Harold Feld's Tales of the Sausage Factory] --Christian
* [http://www.cybertelecom.org/ Cybertelecom] and the discussion group [http://www.cybertelecom.org/cybert.htm Cybertelecom-L] --Christian
* [http://wifinetnews.com/ WiFiNetNews] (esp. see the category [http://wifinetnews.com/archives/cat_politics.html politics]) --Christian
* [http://gigaom.com/ GigaOM] --Christian
* [http://www.qlinks.net/ QuickLinks] (focuses on Europe) --Christian
* The Register: [http://www.theregister.co.uk/comms/wireless/ wireless] and [http://www.theregister.co.uk/comms/mobile/ mobile] channels --Christian
* [http://www.linkedin.com/ LinkedIn] -- especially the [http://www.linkedin.com/answers/browse/technology/wireless/TCH_WIR Technology / Wireless Category] on LinkedIn Answers (you'll need to sign up to make full use of it) --Christian

== New Wireless Policy Resources We Found ==

Add 3 resources like these to the list below.  These could be blogs, news sources, mailing lists, industry sites, newsletters, or something else.  But please '''read some of the above examples''' first so that you add something [http://bluwiki.com/clean/496_Project_Sandbox related to our project ideas].  And no fair adding "google" or "NBC".  Be sure to sign your name after the entries you add.

* [http://www.example.com This is an example] (copy this format) --Yourname

* [http://www.broadcastingcable.com/ Broadcasting and Cable]. An industry magazine devoted to cable and television.  They publish regularly on the switch to digital. --Max

* [http://www.xchangemag.com/channels/ XChange Magazine]. A magazine that discusses telecommunications.  This is a page sorting their articles into different topics, such as policy, wireless, and broadband. --Max

* [http://www.informationweek.com/ Information Week]. A weekly magazine devoted to business and wireless technology. --Max

* [http://www.eff.org/ Electronic Frontier Foundation].  An organization specializing in freedom on the internet. --Max

* [http://www.publicknowledge.org/ Public Knowledge].  A DC organization working on digital rights and the 700 MHz auction. --Max

* [http://www.ofcomwatch.co.uk/ Ofcom Watch].  A blog that comments on the Office of Communications in the UK. --Max

* [http://www.benton.org/tracking_legislation Benton Foundation: "Tracking Legislation."] Scroll down to Telecommunications Policy to find an XML feed. --Matt

* [http://www.dailywireless.org/ DailyWireless.org]. Independent blog on all things wireless. --Matt

* [http://3g4g.blogspot.com/ 3G and 4G Wireless blog]. Blog about 3rd and 4th generation cellular technology. --Matt

* [http://jumpcutfilms.com/makingwaves/ Making Waves] documentary on low-power radio. A model for a doc about TDV? --Matt

* [http://spectrummatters.blogspot.com/ Spectrum Matters blog]. Focuses broadly on spectrum-related topics. Recent posts on TV white space, spectrum auction. --Sam

* [http://wireless.fcc.gov/outreach/index.htm?job=broadband_home Broadband Opportunities to Rural America]. Some educational material and links to related FCC pages. Focuses on rural broadband. --Sam

* [http://www.benkler.org/wealth_of_networks/index.php/Main_Page Wealth of Networks Wiki] A wiki focused on Yochai Benkler's book "Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom." The book can be downloaded for free, and there are links related webpages ang blogs.

* [http://www.abiresearch.com/Blog/Wireless_Blog ABI Research].  A blog that previews what is next in wireless technology. --Christopher Burton

* [http://www.blogrunner.com Blogrunner].  New York Time's blog monitoring feature that keeps you up to date with all kinds of blogs, including technology.-- Christopher Burton

* [http://blog.tmcnet.com/regulations/fcc/fccs-martinderegulate-wireless-broadband.asp TMCnet].  Covers rules and regulations in technology. --Christopher Burton

* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14887178 NPR: Virtual Border Security Behind Schedule].  NPR bit on the shortcomings of the "virtual fence" on the U.S. border with Mexico. --Bobby

* [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2007/09/25/ST2007092502598.html Washington Post: Bush's 'Virtual Fence' Faces Trouble, Delays].  A $20 million pilot project to secure 28 miles of the southwest border falls behind schedule. --Bobby

* [http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/02/13/virtual.fence.ap/index.html CNN: Feds to give go-ahead for fence that's not a fence].  The feds plan to build Boeing's virtual fence despite glitches and doubts. --Bobby

* [http://www.popularwireless.com/gmrsfaqa.html FRS and GMRS FAQ]. A comprehensive, albeit a little outdated, overview of FRS and GMRS technology and use. --Patrick

* [http://www.provide.net/~prsg/wi-gmrs.htm#Eligible General Mobile Radio Service Description]. Information about GMRS.  Includes relevant technical and legislative topics. --Patrick

* [http://www.fcc.gov/eb/ FCC Enforcement Bureau]. Does a crappy website necessarily coincide with a crappy organization? --Patrick

* [http://www.itu.int/ International Telecommunication Union]. UN Agency for ICT --Carlo

* [http://www.techliberation.com/ The Technology Liberation Front]. --Carlo

* [http://www.bridges.org/ Bridges.org]. NPC for international efficient use of ICT. --Carlo

* [http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/wireless/ TechRepublic Mobile and Wireless Blog].  Possibly some interesting information --Frank

* [http://municipalwirelessblog.com/ Municipal Wireless Blog].  A blog by someone dedicated to advance municipal WIFI deployments --Frank

* [http://www.radioheritage.net/ Radio Heritage].  A site that looks to have some cool history lessons/articles on radio --Frank

* [http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ NTIA Office of Spectrum Management]. Interesting site with a ton of information from the National Telecommunication and Information Administration.-- Andrew

* [http://www.publicknowledge.org/articles/88/ Policy Blog, Spectrum Reform]. Blog concerning spectrum reform. Includes full PDF document of the FCC's decision on the 700 MHz auction.-- Andrew

* [http://www.aero.org/publications/crosslink/winter2002/02.html]. Information regarding spectrum allocation and the military.-- Andrew

* [http://wireless.fcc.gov/index.htm?job=licensee_consumer_information/ FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau]. FCC Licensing Information. --Megean

* [http://i-policy.typepad.com/informationpolicy/ Information Policy Blog]. Blog addressing various information technology issues, also includes a Mobile & Wireless section. --Megean

* [http://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/ Techdirt Wireless Blog]. Contains info about various wireless topics. --Megean

* [http://www.computerweekly.com/Home/Default.aspx/ Computer Weekly]. Good resource about computers and technology especially what is new and on the cutting edge. RSS feed as well. - Erinn

* [http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/03/27/222692/electromagnetic-paint-protects-wireless-networks-from.htm/ Wireless Inhibiting Paint]. From Computer Weekly, this is about wireless blocking paint. (Think �blocking wireless signals in movie theatres, safe guarding your wireless network, etc.) � Erinn

* [http://www.futurefirepower.com/ Military Technology Blog]. This blog serves as a forum for people to post about weapon technology of the military.  � Erinn

* [http://www.pbs.org/kcet/wiredscience/video/308-the_quiet_zone.html Wired Science: Radio Quiet Zone].  This is the Wired Science segment about the Radio Quiet Zone that I mentioned in class. - Jake

* [http://standards.ieee.org/resources/development/index.html IEEE Standards Process].  This page gives a brief outline of the process involved in approving various IEEE standards, including the wireless ones we are familiar with -- 802.11  - Jake

* [http://wireless.fcc.gov/auctions/default.htm?job=auction_summary&id=73 FCC 700 MHz Auction].  This is the FCC page for the ongoing 700 MHz band auction.

* [http://www.prx.org PRX]. Public Radio Exchange - a nonprofit service for the distribution, peer review and licensing of radio pieces - Lindsay

* [http://www.blog.tmcnet.com/wireless-mobility Blog]. Wireless mobility blog - Lindsay

* [http://ccts.ubalt.edu/ CCTS]. The Center for Community Service Technology Services which helps nonprofits with their causes through improving their access and knowledge of technology resources - Lindsay

* [http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/ Search Security] SearchSecurity.com  - a website for IT Professionals that contains a lot of information about Wireless Policy. - Shawn

* [http://www.unstrung.com/ Unstrung.com] News Site for the Wireless Industry - Shawn

* [http://www.networkworld.com/topics/wireless.html Network World: Wireless] Guides and Reports about Wireless Spectrum and Policy - Shawn

* [http://www.nab.org National Association of Broadcasters] Official Website -contains info on the organization, what they do, how they do it, and what their plans are for the future of broadcasting --Joe

* [http://www.eweek.com Eweek.com]--website containing daily news updates about what is going on in the wireless arena - contains policy arguments, business news, and opinion columns about wireless and the internet--Joe

*  [http://www.gmrs.org GMRS Official Website] containing info and links --Joe

* [http://www.illinois.gov/Tech/tech_iwire.cfm/ State of Illinois - Technology in Illinois] This is an intrastate network that links together a bunch of learning institutions. --Luis

* [http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/ Education World: Technology in the Classroom] A web resource for teachers.  Sample lesson plans on how to implement technology into classroom lessons. --Luis

* [http://www.isbe.net/ils/science/standards.htm/ Illinois Learning Standards for Science & Technology] It is state-mandated for schools to incorporate technology into their curricula.  Here are the standards broken down by grade (link on the bottom). --Luis

* [http://www.cdt.org/righttoknow/crsreports/RL32408_20040630.pdf/ CRS Report for Congress]. This PDF discusses wireless interference, especially at the 800 MHz level. It deals with Nextel's potential plans to reduce interference to public safety channels at 800 MHz by consolidating the public safety users to the lower part of the 800 MHz band and pushing commercial users to the upper 800 MHz band. --Chris K.

* [http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1298761.1298900&coll=guide&dl=/ ACM Portal]. This site offers a huge collection of "computing literature." It requires a membership, but the trial membership is free. The linked article seemed very interesting; it is titled, "How America's fragmented approach to public safety wastes money and spectrum." --Chris K

* [http://www.wispa.org/?p=16/ WISPA]. This is the Wireless Internet Service Providers Association's page. The specific linked page has several articles relating to the Unlicensed use of TV whitespace. Articles bring up economic/legal issues, technical issues, as well as the results from previously conducted TV whitespace interference studies. --Chris K

* [http://www.engadget.com/ Engadget].  This site does a nice job aggregating a number of tech subjects including emerging wireless devices. --Chris J

* [http://www.ctia.org/advocacy/policy_topics/topic.cfm/TID/8/ CTIA Wireless Association].  Site is a wireless policy advocacy group.  They are primarily concerned with making sure consumers have access to a number of wireless techonlogies. --Chris J

* [http://www.radio-locator.com/ Radio-Locator.com].  An interesting resource for web information about radio stations (and radio vacancies) by geography.  --Dave

* [http://www.antennaweb.org/ AntennaWeb].  Provides advise for TV antenna types and directions based on TV stations (analog and digital) in your area.  --Dave
 
* [http://www.saschameinrath.com/ Sascha Meinrath's blog].  Independent blog.  "providing educational content and commentary on issues concerning Community Broadband Networking, spectrum policy, & open-source and open-architecture development."  Dave knows of him through [http://www.cuwireless.net/ CUWiN] and the [http://www.indymedia.org/ IMC].  --Dave

* [http://blogs.earthlink.net/pcc/ Earthlinks Protection Control Center].Readers give feedback on the product and/or ask questions regarding Internet security in general.  --Jason

* [http://lessig.org/blog/2004/08/wiretapping_voip.html/ Wire-tapping VoIP]. Opinions from people worried about companies like Vonage providing some way of law enforcement to tap their service. --Jason

* [http://blogs.computerworld.com/node/5161/ Comcast: We'll blackball big downloaders with no warning]. Comcast limiting internet users downloading ability.  --Jason


'''TIPS''':  You can find blogs by reading blogs and looking at what other blogs they reference and talk about.  You can also find a lot of things by googling the more technical words and acronyms in our project ideas (FRS/GMRS etc.)  Feel free to add other tips or advice here.