Free Wireless Band Gets FCC OK

narramissic writes "Last month the FCC conducted tests to determine whether mobile devices using a new US radio band (2,155 to 2,175 MHz) with free wireless service would cause significant interference with cell phones using a nearby band. Now, the results are in and in a report released Friday, the FCC concluded that 'the analysis shows that an AWS-1 and AWS-3 device operating in close proximity does not necessarily result in interference.' Still, T-Mobile accuses the FCC of basing its conclusions on new assumptions that weren't used when the tests took place. But at least one party is happy: M2Z praised the report, saying 'There is no longer any need for American consumers, the public interest and the FCC's regulatory process to be held hostage as it has been for the last five months by incumbent carriers... who have used unfounded claims of interference to disguise their intent to prevent the introduction of new broadband competition in the AWS-3 band.'"

[...]does not necessarily result in[...]

[cosmocain]

...well that's one concrete result. in other words:

rain does net necessarily result in getting wet. (see here [wikipedia.org] for methods of not getting wet.)

Re:[...]does not necessarily result in[...]

[morgan_greywolf]

Yeah. Upon reading that phrase 'does not necessarily result in interference', I actually thought 'well, straight sexual intercourse doesn't necessarily result in the female getting pregnant, either, but it happens often enough to cause people use protection.'

Re:[...]does not necessarily result in[...]

[blindd0t]

Yeah. Upon reading that phrase 'does not necessarily result in interference', I actually thought 'well, straight sexual intercourse doesn't necessarily result in the female getting pregnant, either, but it happens often enough to cause people use protection.'

So are you saying we should wrap condoms around wireless microphones to prevent interference? =P

Re:[...]does not necessarily result in[...]

[Amouth]

thats just good hygiene

Re:[...]does not necessarily result in[...]

[morgan_greywolf]

Plus, the wire screen of many microphones can be kinda scratchy....oh wait, you were using the microsophone for talking into, right?

Re:Any competition is good but..

[Anonymous Coward]

You better be a high school student or have a very good explanation as to why you are in a high school bathroom...