Friday October 10, 7:54 pm ET By Matt Kapko Devices are capable of accessing the "white spaces" between airwaves without affecting the adjacent licensed networks under certain power-level limits, the FCC concluded in a detailed report released Friday afternoon. Microsoft (NasdaqGS: ) are just some of the companies that want unlicensed access to the vacant TV channels for high-speed wireless services, but broadcasters and wireless-microphone manufacturers have fought against any such move along with T-Mobile. The unlicensed, so called "white space" spectrum (or AWS-3 band) was tested for interference with T-Mobile's AWS-1 network in Seattle recently by the FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology. T-Mobile's 3G network, which is currently being rolled out across much of the country is...
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