Wireless spectrum squeeze sparks push for bigger airwaves
Washington faces a fight over radio frequencies as iPhone and other devices push data usage higher. With TV, satellite, and federal services sharing bands, carriers seek larger allocations while opponents push back. Lawmakers consider a government spectrum inventory to reveal spare bands for reallocation. Demand is driven by mobile video, online games, and wireless broadband growth.
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Rick Boucher
D-Va
Neville Ray
T-Mobile USA Inc
Toda flaws 30 second dream in paper plane flight
Japanese engineer Takuo Toda set a world record for a hand launched paper only aircraft with a 26.1 second flight at a Tokyo hangar but did not reach 30 seconds. He previously held a 27.9 second mark with a taped plane and aims for 30 seconds and a space launch.
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Takuo Toda
Toda
Japan Airlines
Haneda
Japan
Origami Airplane Association
Avalanches in Italy Kill Seven Including Four Rescuers
Seven people die in northern Italy as avalanches strike two Italian tourists in the Alps and four rescuers who search for them are killed in a second slide. A German 14 year old, Maximilian Conrad, also dies skiing in Trentino Alto Adige. Heavy rains trigger floods and landslides across Tuscany and other regions, closing roads and causing millions in damage.
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Carabinieri
Trentino Alto Adige
Germany
Silandro
Holaf Reinstadler
Bolzano
Maximilian Conrad
Trabach
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