> But consider that the "junk" spectrum was left unregulated, completely unregulated and pretty much every exciting wireless tech started in this unregulated ju

> But consider that the "junk" spectrum was left unregulated, completely unregulated and pretty much every exciting wireless tech started in this unregulated junk spectrum It was not "unregulated." If it was then I could have built my 1000 Watt 802.11b network to cover an entire city. There were rules and regulations on this spectrum, it was just not reserved for specific users.