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Why not? It's unlicensed, so it's a free-for-all. If we don't like that, the answer is to license it. Which doesn't seem better to me.


>Why not? It's unlicensed, so it's a free-for-all.

Unlicensed doesn't mean no rules. For example, even though 2.4 Ghz is unlicensed, you're still subject to transmission power limits. In the US at least, there's also statues against interference.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/47/15.5

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/333


There are still many rules to follow when using unlicensed frequency ranges. So it's not free for all, really.




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