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North Carolina Officially Launches the First Commercial TV White Spaces Network
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:00:00 -0800
WILMINGTON, NC-- - Spectrum Bridge, Inc., today announced the launch of the first commercial TV White Space network in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina. The company's cloud-based ...
'Super Wi-Fi' Blankets First County in U.S.
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:20:24 -0800
A campaign to free up spectrum hoarded by old media bears fruit. New Hanover County, North Carolina, just rolled out Super Wi-Fi, which is its actual name, not just a patronizing euphemism I'm deploying because I think you can't handle "a new Wi-Fi standard operating in the 'white spaces' between 50-700Mhz, where previously only television stations were allowed to transmit."
Dropout rate drops in New Hanover
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:04:08 -0800
The dropout rate in New Hanover County Schools decreased more than 20 percent in 2010-11.
North Carolina becomes home of White Spaces network
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:32:23 -0800
(PhysOrg.com) -- America’s first commercial “TV White Spaces Network” was launched this week in Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina. Wilmington, as the first U.S. city to shift from analog to digital TV, was chosen as the present-day site of the first commercial network since the city had early access to white spaces in that TV changeover, and was used as the test bed for the new ...
State is replacing, overhauling dozens of area bridges
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:42:03 -0800
Across North Carolina, the state Department of Transportation is conducting a major overhaul of aging bridges.
Nonprofits help fill void with Medicaid cuts for basic eye exams
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:50:51 -0800
New Hanover County and the state turned to nonprofits after Medicaid funding was cut for adult eye exams and glasses in North Carolina.
Parents file complaint over New Hanover County's "seclusion rooms"
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:36:30 -0800
The parents of a 5-year-old student have filed a formal complaint with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights against the New Hanover County School system. The assistant superintendent said most schools in New Hanover County have seclusion rooms. See the seclusion room guidelines in a PowerPoint presentation inside.
Complaint filed against New Hanover County Schools
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:53:32 -0800
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- The parents of a 5 year-old child with special needs have filed a formal complaint with the United States Department of Education Office for Civil Rights against New Hanover County Schools. The family filed this complaint on behalf of all elementary students with disabilities attending schools in New Hanover County, who are being held in seclusion rooms. A seclusion room ...
New Hanover County coastal areas hit hard by revaluation
Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:08:00 -0800
Values drop as much as 48 percent
McCrory campaign launch finishes with Port City stop
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:40:00 -0800
Pat McCrory, the former Charlotte mayor, used a Thursday appearance in Wilmington to bash Democrats and articulate his vision for North Carolina.