System/Policy
Michigan university gets go-ahead from FCC to build out educational broadband
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Northern Michigan University will take its rural broadband service to the state’s Lower Peninsula.
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Northern Michigan University will take its rural broadband service to the state’s Lower Peninsula.
Representatives of stations told FCC officials that allowing sales of the educational spectrum could create a “hostile leasing environment.”
Some 50 public broadcasters hold licenses to use spectrum in the 2.5 GHz band for educational services and other purposes.
The commission is considering rule changes that could give educational institutions and some public broadcasters more flexibility to make money from frequencies in the EBS band.