White spaces on steroids and free spectrum for everyone (Ars Technica)

Say you have some bright notion for the “next WiFi” and you just need a tiny little smidgen of open spectrum in which to deploy the invention that will bring cheap, easy, ubiquitous communications

nirvana to everyone. Can you get it? Generally, no. The US government squats on huge swaths of spectrum, while paid-up license holders (like cell phone service providers) control much of the rest. …