Open Spectrum

Interference is not inherent in sending waves through the air, it is a result of the technoloogy currently used. More recent technology does not have this problem, and makes it possible to have huge amounts of wireless bandwidth available to anyone who can afford rapidly-cheapening equipment. If we deregulate all or at least a significant part of the spectrum.

One paper on it: http://www.frankston.com/public/writing.asp?name=SpectrumLegacy

Recent conference: http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/spectrum/

Conference blogged: http://topicexchange.com/t/spectrum_policy_stanford_law/

Also http://www.greaterdemocracy.org/OpenSpectrumFAQ.html and http://www.greaterdemocracy.org/framing_openspectrum.html

Also see CommunityNetworks, other BuildingActivities