Google (NSDQ: GOOG) wants the FCC to act on the “white spaces” issue before November’s election, WSJ reports. Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT), Dell, Motorola (NYSE: MOT) and Google are just some 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. At a briefing in Washington, D.C. sponsored by the Wireless Innovation Alliance, a lobbying group comprised of the aforementioned companies and others, Google co-founder Larry Page said: “All the FCC needs to say is that we will allow people to use the spectrum in an unlicensed way if their devices don’t interfere.” FCC tests on white-space devices turned up some problems during the summer, but more complete details will be presented to the FCC soon. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin wants the commission to act before the end of the year, but hasn’t committed to anything earlier.

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