Microsoft to Appeal FCC TV Spectrum Ruling

Microsoft plans to dispute an FCC ruling striking down a proposal brought forth by several technology companies that utilizes unused portions of TV spectrum for high-speed Internet. According to the Washington Post, Microsoft will show that the devices would not cause interference.

Apparently, the first prototype demonstrating the use of "white space" to deliver Internet to rural areas was defective, causing the FCC review to show static on existing broadcasts. Microsoft has submitted a new model to the FCC, which it says causes no interference. The unused TV spectrum is set to be opened in early 2009.