More [1]details on the FCC's testing of a device that could use former TV airwaves to offer consumers broadband access are now available.

A coalition of companies including Microsoft, Dell and Google recently submitted the unit [2] for testing, and they say the results of those tests should be available by July. A recent report [3] (pdf) boldly suggested that every American household could see access "for as little as $10 a month, by some estimates" by using the freed spectrum.

Broadcasters, however, oppose the idea — and suggest the system would disrupt existing services.