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Unlicensed use of empty space on TV band would cause interference?

Why does this remind me of ‘Oceans of Interference‘?

The Stevens bill would OK the manufacture of the devices for use in the broadcast band. The devices, which were touted by former FCC Chairman Michael Powell, “sense” and seek out unused spectrum on which to operate.
The Association of Maximum Service Television (MSTV), the spectrum-policy watchdog for broadcasters, has long expressed concern that the devices could cause interference to digital TVs, posing a potential impediment to the rollout out of the service just as viewers are starting to buy the sets.
It even produced and circulated a video on Capitol Hill last fall demonstrating the loss of a viewers’ signal from a nearby laptop.