White spaces could fetch $100 billion -- Wireless spectrum -- InformationWeek

The empty TV spectrum known as "white spaces" could be worth as much as $100 billion in 15 years, according to a report commissioned byMicrosoft (NSDQ: MSFT).

Perspective Associates performed the study, which said using white spaces in conjunction with Wi-Fi could generate between $3.9 and $7.3 billion in value per year over the next 15 years. White spaces are the unused spectrum in the 700-MHz band that sits between licensed blocks, and the Federal Communications Commission last year approved unlicensed usage after receiving support from companies like Google (NSDQ: GOOG), Microsoft, Motorola, and Hewlett-Packard...