Gloves come off in US whitespace row

Microsoft says its whitespace prototype does work and poor FCC test results were caused by a faulty device. Broadcasters cry foul and respond with TV ads warning that whitespace devices will ruin the reception on digital sets.

The lobbying resources being poured into the US whitespace proceedings and the increasingly ill-tempered nature of the debate will come as a shock to the European regulators due to start debating this issue in earnest on October 2.

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