Trouble for new wireless?

If there's anything the FCC hates, it's interference. The more people the interference effects, the more the FCC hates it. Now comes word that the 700 MHz white-space spectrum that's been the focus of the open-access debate could present huge problems for digital TV viewers. The possibility of interference has the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) urging the FCC to put the brakes on the plans of companies like Google and the rest of the White-Space Alliance, who plan to use the available spectrum for new wireless services. Hardware firms say they'll have systems in place to eliminate interference by the time the spectrum is open in 2009--the NAB says that it's far better to be safe than sorry. Stay tuned.

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