White noise aids sleep; white space aids internet browsing.

Google has pitched its plan to start using TV "white space" (unlicensed and unused airwaves located between channels 2-51 on TV sets that aren't hooked up to satellite or cable services) to provide ubiquitous wireless Internet access.

Richard Whitt, Google's Washington telecom and media lawyer reports in this article:

As Google has pointed out previously, the vast majority of viable spectrum in this country simply goes unused, or else is grossly underutilized. . . . Unlike other natural resources, there is no benefit to allowing this spectrum to lie fallow.

Do you think the Native Americans ever considered white space a "natural resource?"

P.S. In case you're wondering what white noise is, check its trusty Wikipedia site.