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WTF??? Your daughter has a 'cell phone problem' and you applaud the school for taking care of YOUR problem?? When did it become the school district's PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY in the matter?

Take a little responsibility for the actions of your offspring!

AFAIK (yes, I did RTFA), this is tantamount to adding another method of data transmission using more of the envelope. You still have the frequency being used and still have a portion of the carrier plus sideband transmitted, no matter what type or method of transmission is used. This may be used to embed something similar to a sub-carrier, or a unique identifier. More directivity and narrower beamwidth during point-to-point transmissions will do wonders to keep the RF floor down.

Sorry,

If this reduces the waste to a stable (somewhat non-radioactive state) then I'm all for it. But where does the energy come from to convert this? Is this going to require as much energy to render the "sludge" safe enough to dispose of? Or is this another 'Flash in the Pan'? (Sorry, couldn't help myself).

OK, High ID and all, here I go (and pointing out the obvious). Both Comcast and AT&T have infrastructures that support broadband. Both have rather large bandwith capability. AT&T has the advantage here (as far as carriers go) in that they are also the providers of broadband capability to the number of small ISP's in your area. Joe's Internet Service has to connect to someone, no? Who do you think provides that connectivity? Joe's Wideband Cross-Country Internet Provider for Small ISP's? No, AT&T does. There are a (very) few others, but AT&T is one of the biggies. Comcast has another infrastructure (Entertainment Delivery) that is connected across the US of A. They deliver bits and bytes of digital and analog signals, to include VOIP. When you make that long-distance call (who owns the backbone?), you get almost instant connectivity without lag or latency (various times of the day/month notwithstanding). This sits real nice with their shareholders/stockholders who are going to profit from the agreements for delivery of on-demand and feature-length shows over broadband connections. In the end, it's all just business.

Somehow, I see this as a stepping stone to more de-regulation and "stepping on of toes" for other, perhaps more (I hesitate to use the word) 'important' areas of the frequency bands; example being Fire Department, Ambulance Service, Air Ambulances (helicopters), Police, etc. Data telemetry used to send real-time digital information by the various emergency responders also notwithstanding. I do wish to balance my comment with the fact that I am an amateur radio enthusiast, and what the FCC did to allocate digital transmissions in Alaska using the amateur spectrum for commercial use (subsequently blocked by the ARRL and concerned amateur operators). I have a feeling that there are going to be some real problems, not only with manufacturers of sub-standard devices trying to 'cash in' during the rush for market presence, but further deregulation and posturing by regulatory groups forcing the already narrow allocations even further. When you have someone driving FCC that is unaware of how little room there is now, will there be any left when it's all over?