Wireless Internet service provider

[1] On November 14, 2007 the Commission released a Public Notice (DA 07-4605) in which the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau announced the start date for the licensing and registration process for the 3650-3700 MHz band.

A number of these WISPs[10][11] have been set up via the Community Broadband Network, using funds from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development WISPs often offer additional services like location-based content, Virtual Private Networking (VPN) and Voice over IP.

Isolated municipal ISPs and larger statewide initiatives alike are tightly focused on wireless networking.

[12] In urban environments, gigabit wireless links are common and provide levels of bandwidth previously only available through expensive fiber optic connections.

Where a WISP operates over the tightly limited range of the heavily populated 2.4 GHz band, as nearly all 802.11-based Wi‑Fi providers do, it is not uncommon to also see access points mounted on light posts and customer buildings.