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The NAB said an "upbeat" executive summary does not jibe with a technical report released Wednesday by the FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology.

"It would appear that the FCC is misinterpreting the actual data collected by their own engineers," NAB executive VP Dennis Wharton said in a statement. "Any reasonable analysis of the OET report would conclude that unlicensed devices that rely solely on spectrum sensing threaten the viability of clear television reception. Basing public policy on an imprecise Cliff Notes version of a 149-page report raises troubling questions."

There was a "lot of disconnect" between the results in the report and FCC Chairman Kevin Martin's announcement Wednesday to move forward with allowing new broadband devices to operate in the white spaces, said Mark Brunner, senior director of public and industry relations for microphone maker Shure. The tests showed significant problems with interference with existing users of the TV spectrum, Brunner said. "In our view, [the devices] did not pass muster," Brunner said.

Seventy U.S. lawmakers, as well as some mobile phone carriers and other groups, have raised questions about interference by white-space devices.

In the absence of a period of public comment, the FCC is now set to deliver a ruling on November 4 about opening up the white spaces around licensed spectrum to free and open access. If the ruling is in favor of the move, an implementation directive is anticipated in early December.