July 31, 2007 by kb3ljm.

Federal regulators Tuesday are scheduled to pass new rules aimed at breaking open the tightly controlled wireless market, potentially making it easier for consumers to use any handset and software they choose with certain services. But some analysts are skeptical that the Federal Communications Commission’s rules for an upcoming airwaves auction will loosen the grip of big wireless carriers that may be intent on steering consumers to their own cellphones and services. FCC commissioners were negotiating late Monday on ways to prevent that from happening. “Open-access” requirements are expected to be imposed on about a third of the airwaves sold in January’s auction. That means the winner of that spectrum would have to offer a service that lets subscribers use any handset and download any software they wish.

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/telecom/2007-07-30-fcc-auction_N.htm

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July 31, 2007 by kb3ljm.

A psychology professor at the University of Pittsburgh is conducting a study involving short-term memory and how it correlates to Morse code. Julie Fiez, the study’s principal investigator, said she got the idea of using Morse code in her studies from a family member who is an Amateur Radio operator. She said she liked the idea of using CW in her experiments to see how people process audio tones.

http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2007/07/30/102/?nc=1

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