This happened earlier this year, but it's still interesting.  Rep. Bobby Rush, in whose district Shure (wireless microphones manufacturer) resides, introduced a bill that would put off even considering having mobile wireless devices in the white spaces until 2012.

What would you do if you were a big online company that wanted to take advantage of the white spaces in an unlicensed way and route around the incumbents?  Would you build a new prototype device and try to convince the FCC that the old one was just broken?  Would you wait it out until a new administration showed up and hope for better treatment?  Would you take Rep. Rush's bill seriously?

I'm thinking of becoming a ham.