MVDDS (Multichannel Video and Data Distribution Service) is a type of television and Internet delivery technology licensed for use in the United States by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
[2] This terrestrial based wireless transmission method reuses Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) frequencies for distribution of multichannel video and data over large distances.
It is seen as a potential competitor to cable for delivery of triple play or triple-threat services (voice, data, video).
The MVDDS service was created as a result of a "Spectrum Grab" by the now defunct Northpoint Technology LLC.
This testing was completed by LCC International under the direction of Dr. Bahman Badipour (now President and CEO of Analytical Consulting Services Inc.) in July 2001 and submitted to the FCC in October of that year.