October 5, 2001

Colleges Will Keep Broadcast Frequencies

Goldie Blumstyk

By GOLDIE BLUMENSTYK

The Federal Communications Commission announced last week that it would not oust educational broadcasters from their radio spectrum to make way for Web-surfing cell phones and other new mobile devices.

The decision, which had been rumored since July, is a victory for colleges, schools, churches, and other nonprofit organizations that use the airwaves for distance-education courses and other purposes.

For about a year, educators have

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