Two U.S. senators propose Wi-Fi networks as an alternative to digital subscriber lines and cable modems for getting broadband Internet access to rural areas and small cities. Sens. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., and George Allen, R-Va., on Tuesday proposed the Jumpstart Broadband Act, which would allocate additional radio spectrum for unlicensed use by wireless broadband devices. The two senators had been promoting the legislation as a means of bringing broadband access to the masses. The bill proposes the use of an additional 255MHz of contiguous spectrum in the 5GHz band.

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Globalstar spokesman Mac Jeffery said Globalstar added subscribers while it was restructuring in bankruptcy court. The company also is being encouraged by New Valley executives to continue expanding the reach of its service, rather than retrench as often happens when company's seek financial protections, Jeffery said. "We doubled subscribers while in restructuring, so imagine what we could do once out of restructuring," he said. Jeffery said part of the growth in subscribers was due to draconian price cuts Globalstar initiated in the last few months. Calls now cost about 17 cents per minute; by comparison, Iridium charges about $1.50 a minute.

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Microsoft and U.K. carrier Orange are investigating whether hackers are sending rogue software to cell phones using the Smartphone 2002 operating system. Instructions about avoiding the security catches inside the smart phone, which Orange sells and calls the SPV, were made public the last few days, Orange spokesman Stuart Jackson said Wednesday. The SPV is the only wireless device on sale that uses Microsoft's operating system for advanced phones. A source familiar with the situation said most SPV owners won't know whether they have been affected. To launch the rogue programs, an SPV owner will have to know how to "unlock" a cell phone, a difficult process that sometimes involves taking the phone apart. "It's not something that my granny is about to do," said the source who requested anonymity.