http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/vote-for-broadband-in-white-spaces.html

[<<All eyes are on the presidential election today, but another important vote just took place at the Federal Communications Commission. By a vote of 5-0, the FCC formally agreed to open up the "white spaces" spectrum – the unused airwaves between broadcast TV channels – for wireless broadband service for the public. This is a clear victory for Internet users and anyone who wants good wireless communications.>>]