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Despite his lack of interest in these VHF channels, the FCC seems to be looking at VHF as a way to facilitate its announced plans for the clearing of significant portions of the television spectrum for wireless broadband use. In opening television spectrum for wireless, the FCC has one significant problem, especially in congested areas like the Northeast. MORE
Facilitating the deployment of ubiquitous, dependable wireless broadband service is identified as a fundamental goal of the Commission’s proposals. The authors of the Commission’s report have viewed the problems experienced by some wireless broadband providers in major markets as indicative of a coming shortage in wireless capacity. These include the Wireless Communications Service (WCS) and Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) spectrum. MORE
But one of the most common questions I received was, “When will there be a wireless version?” “We’ve had hundreds (if not thousands) of requests for a wireless version of the LegalBoard since we launched in January of 2017,” he told me this week. MORE
The FCC today started an examination of the future of the spectrum currently used by broadcast television, beginning the formal process of implementing the ideas raised in its Broadband Plan of repurposing some of that spectrum for use by wireless broadband technologies. In the initial presentation made about the NPRM, it was stated that the principal issues to be addressed in the NPRM were: Allowing new primary allocations in the television spectrum for fixed and mobile wireless users. MORE
But now that Fiber’s workforce is being cut by 50% and it’s changing to a wireless strategy, what does that mean for Nashville and other Fiber cities to-be? via Google Fiber Goes Wireless–Where Does That Leave Nashville? Nashville is one of the cities who was in early on Google Fiber–Google’s much vaunted gigabit fiber to the premises Internet service. MORE
Congress finally has given to the FCC authority to conduct spectrum auctions to reclaim parts of the TV spectrum for wireless users , and most DC-based industry associations, including the NAB, have reacted favorably. So Congress ordered the President to identify certain Federal spectrum that could be made available for wireless users, and also authorized the FCC to conduct auctions of broadcast spectrum, but under the very specific guidelines set out below. MORE
That means, that if the Incentive Auction is completed in the initial stage with the 126 MHz spectrum clearing target, TV channels 30-36 and 38-51 will be reallocated for mobile broadband and unlicensed wireless services , leaving UHF channels 14-29 for broadcast TV stations (along with VHF channels 2-13 which are not being auctioned). Channel 37 will remain allocated for wireless medical telemetry and radioastronomy services, with unlicensed services permitted. MORE
The wireless industry, which lobbied hard against the passage of the law, argues that a warning or label on cell phones will only serve to confuse consumers. San Francisco has once again waded into a controversial debate by passing novel legislation. MORE
From the New York Times: now that the FCC has announced the 4G wireless network LightSquared cannot move forward, does it have a future? More here from BusinessWeek MORE
which touts a wireless headset that. By Eriq Gardner LucasFilm has filed a $5 million trademark lawsuit against a company marketing a technology that allows users to control computer applications directly with their minds. The defendant is Jedi Mind, Inc., MORE
The FCC has granted a one week extension for reply comments in the proceeding looking to take many of the preliminary steps toward incentive auctions by which the FCC would reclaim parts of television spectrum for use by wireless broadband companies. This remains a very hot issue, with the FCC officials who attended the NAB Conference clearly pushing the agenda advanced in the Broadband Plan to reclaim some of the television spectrum for wireless uses. MORE
Fees for commercial wireless services? Want to check out what the regulatory fees for cable are? Here you go. Right here. International and satellite services? Interstate telecommunications service provider fees? All fact sheets provided by the FCC MORE
Last week, we wrote that the FCC is going ahead with a rulemaking looking at how broadband needs may require some reallocation of the TV spectrum to wireless uses. LPTV and translator stations still operating on channels 52 through 69, which have already been reallotted for wireless uses, can also file displacement applications during the freeze. MORE
A year after the FCC issued its order adopting the " White Spaces " proposals (about which we wrote here and here ), to allow wireless devices to operate in unused portions of the television band on a non-interference basis, the FCC took its first steps toward actual implementation of that order by issuing a request for Proposals from entities wishing to be considered for the position of Database Manager. MORE
The FCC approved the first database manager for TV white spaces devices - those wireless communications devices that will operate in the spectrum currently used by broadcast television, operating on channels not in use in a given area and supposedly avoiding interference to the reception of over-the-air television stations. Today's Public Notice specifically addresses how wireless microphone users need to register with the FCC to be protected from interference. MORE
The other issue on the agenda that has received less press, and about which less is known, is changes to the rules on white-spaces devices , those wireless devices that have been authorized to operate on a non-interference basis in the portions of the TV band that are not being used in particular markets. MORE
Canada's Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has published a draft code for wireless communications that covers consumer contracts, including early termination fees, and is now asking Canadians for their comments on these guidelines. MORE
While it's summer in Washington and things should slow down, the discussion of the need for wireless spectrum for broadband, and the related question of whether to reclaim television spectrum for that use, continues unabated. The White House recently issued a Presidential Memorandum supporting the idea that the FCC free up 500 mhz of spectrum for wireless broadband purposes. MORE
Remarks several weeks ago by FCC Chair Julius Genachowski suggesting that the FCC might want to look at content regulation beyond the broadcast medium, a view reiterated in an interview yesterday in TV NewsCheck , also suggest that concerns about the exposure of children to indecency and other troubling programming on cable, online and by wireless devices may lead the FCC into unprecedented extensions of its regulation of entertainment content beyond the broadcast media. MORE
These orders appear to be implementing a long-rumored get-tough policy on Class A TV stations, as the FCC prepares to clear portions of the TV spectrum to auction it for use by wireless broadband providers, in accordance with the authorizing legislation we wrote about last week. In spectrum-congested markets, it could well be a matter of life or death, as LPTV stations may not survive spectrum repacking and a wireless auction, while Class A TV stations will remain protected. MORE
While it's summer in Washington and things should slow down, the discussion of the need for wireless spectrum for broadband, and the related question of whether to reclaim television spectrum for that use, continues unabated. The White House recently issued a Presidential Memorandum supporting the idea that the FCC free up 500 mhz of spectrum for wireless broadband purposes. MORE
The FCC's long-awaited White Spaces decision , revisiting its authorization of the operation of unlicensed wireless devices in the television spectrum (see our summaries of the intial order here and here ), has finally been released. One minor correction including in the database that will be used by wireless devices to protect stations from interference will be included - information on a television station's antenna beam tilt. MORE
The FCC seems to almost daily be issuing orders in the incentive auction proceeding , looking to the filing of applications in December by TV stations ready to give up their spectrum to the FCC so that it can be repackaged and resold to wireless users. The FCC decided that a wireless operator commences operations (meaning that any LPTV station or TV translator that interferes with such station must cease operations) when the wireless operator “conducts site commissioning tests.” MORE
Studio Transmitter Links (STL) and Remote Pickups (RPU) have for several years been licensed through the FCC's Wireless Bureau, rather than through the Media Bureau. Unlike a grant of authority to construct a broadcast station, where the new authorization is granted in the form of a construction permit, when the Wireless Bureau grants a new authorization, it is in the form of a license. MORE
Spectrum issues have been the dominant TV concerns in past years, first with the digital transition, and more recently with the "white spaces" rulemaking and the proposals advanced as part of the FCC's Broadband Plan to reclaim part of the TV spectrum for wireless broadband uses. Every year, about this time, I dust off the crystal ball to offer a look at the year ahead to see what Washington has in store for broadcasters. MORE
In talking to them, it quickly becomes obvious that many of them have not secured their wireless network properly. Most wireless routers come out of the box with the default setting of being wide open, i.e. with no security, so anyone can use the connection who is within range of it. A good way to find out how to secure your own wireless network is to search Google with the terms “how to secure wireless network” along with the manufacturer’s name or model number of the device. MORE
In addition, it will allow Apple to take advantage of its acquisition of Quattro Wireless, another advertising service. What a twist! Today, Apple announced the new features of the iPhone 4 OS. MORE
The agenda contains two Notices of Inquiry involving Wireless Telecommunications matters, as well as a Notice of Inquiry Notice of Inquiry about protecting American consumers by ensuring sufficient access to information about communications services. The Commission today announced the agenda for its August 27, 2009 FCC Open Meeting. MORE
On the tentative agenda released recently for the next open Commission meeting, to be held next Thursday, September 23rd, the Commission has included an item entitled: " TV White Spaces Second MO&O : A Second Memorandum Opinion and Order that will create opportunities for investment and innovation in advanced Wi-Fi technologies and a variety of broadband services by finalizing provisions for unlicensed wireless devices to operate in unused parts of TV spectrum." MORE
In another example of how seriously the FCC is considering the reallocation of portions of the TV spectrum for wireless broadband use , the Commission today issued a Public Notice freezing any new petitions for changes in the channels of television stations. Yet, as the FCC is looking at implementing its plan to recapture portions of the television spectrum for use by wireless broadband, this freeze has now been adopted. MORE
From the FCC The Federal Communications Commission today released the first in a series of reports by the Office of Engineering & Technology Laboratory which looked at trends in cutting-edge wireless devices. The report showed the following: · The number MORE
The debate over repurposing some of the television spectrum for wireless broadband have been raging over the normally quiet Washington summer, as issues as diverse as the budget negotiations, the tenth anniversary of 9-11 and international treaties all play their part in the discussions. The FCC has been pursuing the idea of repurposing some of the television spectrum for wireless broadband use since well before the Broadband Report was issued last year. MORE
Broadband Report Class A television Digital Television Low Power Television/Class A TV Television children's programming reports class A TV reallocation of TV spectrum for wireless broadband repacking of TV spectrumWhile the FCC has not yet started a proceeding to set rules for the auction of television spectrum for broadband purposes, the Commission is taking steps to clear the spectrum in other ways. MORE
From an FCC press release: FCC ESTABLISHES FIRST TWO INNOVATION ZONES New York City & Salt Lake City Projects Empower Advanced Wireless Technology and 5G-Ready Network Experimentation -- WASHINGTON, September 16, 2019—The Federal Communications Commission today announced the creation of MORE
New from Palgrave Macmillan: Kate Murphy, Behind the Wireless: A History of Early Women at the BBC (2017). Behind the Wireless tells the story of women at the BBC in the 1920s and 30s. MORE
The FCC is accepting public comments on its proposal to expand access to mobile wireless services on aircraft in flight. According to a press release dated December 12, 2013, the FCC has initiated a proceeding to consider a proposal that MORE
The FCC Chair discusses virtual reality, the history of wireless networks, and the promise of 5G Prepared remarks of FCC Chair Tom Wheeler before the National Press Club, June 20, 2016. MORE
Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, filed a lengthy complaint on March 7, 2011, against mobile marketing entities that have conducted short code marketing campaigns on its network. The marketers must disclose to the wireless carrier (in this case, Verizon) the URL of the opt-in Web page, so that the Web site can be checked for compliance with disclosure requirements. Electronic Direct Marketing MMA Guidelines Verizon Wireless cellco mobile marketing MORE
An article from TV NewsCheck last week reported on an approach by an FCC representative to television operators, floating an idea that the FCC would "buy" TV spectrum from existing television station operators , and repurpose that spectrum for wireless users - presumably some sort of wireless broadband. The theory of unwiring looked at the growing demands of wireless data networks for more and more bandwidth. MORE
We wrote about the discussion of re-purposing some or all of the television spectrum for wireless broadband users. The Commission is worried about the future of the broadcast media, and they are trying to figure out what they can do. The last two weeks have been full of news about actions being taken by the FCC which may or may not lead to a reshaping of broadcasting as we know it. MORE
There are more and more signs that the FCC is moving forward aggressively with its “incentive auction ” to purchase TV stations so that their licenses can be cancelled and their spectrum sold to and reused by wireless companies for wireless broadband purposes. These are by no means guaranteed payments, but instead are based on the assumption that the FCC will receive value from wireless operators of approximately $1.50 MORE
The battle over the reclamation of television spectrum for wireless broadband rages on, and some in the television industry fear that the future of over-the-air television may be sacrificed to Congressional attempts to reduce the Federal deficit. With tablets and smartphone usage growing quickly, and the ever-increasing demands for wireless spectrum to deliver video, audio and other rich internet content, the Commission fears a spectrum shortage – especially in certain urban markets. MORE
Channel 51 is immediately adjacent to the parts of the television bands that were reclaimed for wireless uses during the DTV transition. Wireless users, including CTIA and the Rural Cellular Association, have sought to restrict use of Channel 51 because of the potential for interference to the wireless users in these new wireless frequencies. The FCC today froze all applications for TV channel 51 by both applicants for full-power and low power facilities. MORE
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But one of the most common questions I received was, “When will there be a wireless version?” “We’ve had hundreds (if not thousands) of requests for a wireless version of the LegalBoard since we launched in January of 2017,” he told me this week.
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In talking to them, it quickly becomes obvious that many of them have not secured their wireless network properly. Most wireless routers come out of the box with the default setting of being wide open, i.e. with no security, so anyone can use the connection who is within range of it. A good way to find out how to secure your own wireless network is to search Google with the terms “how to secure wireless network” along with the manufacturer’s name or model number of the device.
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which touts a wireless headset that. By Eriq Gardner LucasFilm has filed a $5 million trademark lawsuit against a company marketing a technology that allows users to control computer applications directly with their minds. The defendant is Jedi Mind, Inc.,
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From the FCC The Federal Communications Commission today released the first in a series of reports by the Office of Engineering & Technology Laboratory which looked at trends in cutting-edge wireless devices. The report showed the following: · The number
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But now that Fiber’s workforce is being cut by 50% and it’s changing to a wireless strategy, what does that mean for Nashville and other Fiber cities to-be? via Google Fiber Goes Wireless–Where Does That Leave Nashville? Nashville is one of the cities who was in early on Google Fiber–Google’s much vaunted gigabit fiber to the premises Internet service.
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Canada's Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has published a draft code for wireless communications that covers consumer contracts, including early termination fees, and is now asking Canadians for their comments on these guidelines.
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DECEMBER 16, 2013
The FCC is accepting public comments on its proposal to expand access to mobile wireless services on aircraft in flight. According to a press release dated December 12, 2013, the FCC has initiated a proceeding to consider a proposal that
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FEBRUARY 20, 2012
Congress finally has given to the FCC authority to conduct spectrum auctions to reclaim parts of the TV spectrum for wireless users , and most DC-based industry associations, including the NAB, have reacted favorably. So Congress ordered the President to identify certain Federal spectrum that could be made available for wireless users, and also authorized the FCC to conduct auctions of broadcast spectrum, but under the very specific guidelines set out below.
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JULY 22, 2010
While it's summer in Washington and things should slow down, the discussion of the need for wireless spectrum for broadband, and the related question of whether to reclaim television spectrum for that use, continues unabated. The White House recently issued a Presidential Memorandum supporting the idea that the FCC free up 500 mhz of spectrum for wireless broadband purposes.
Broadcast Law Blog
OCTOBER 16, 2011
The battle over the reclamation of television spectrum for wireless broadband rages on, and some in the television industry fear that the future of over-the-air television may be sacrificed to Congressional attempts to reduce the Federal deficit. With tablets and smartphone usage growing quickly, and the ever-increasing demands for wireless spectrum to deliver video, audio and other rich internet content, the Commission fears a spectrum shortage – especially in certain urban markets.
Broadcast Law Blog
AUGUST 26, 2009
Remarks several weeks ago by FCC Chair Julius Genachowski suggesting that the FCC might want to look at content regulation beyond the broadcast medium, a view reiterated in an interview yesterday in TV NewsCheck , also suggest that concerns about the exposure of children to indecency and other troubling programming on cable, online and by wireless devices may lead the FCC into unprecedented extensions of its regulation of entertainment content beyond the broadcast media.
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MARCH 14, 2011
Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, filed a lengthy complaint on March 7, 2011, against mobile marketing entities that have conducted short code marketing campaigns on its network. The marketers must disclose to the wireless carrier (in this case, Verizon) the URL of the opt-in Web page, so that the Web site can be checked for compliance with disclosure requirements. Electronic Direct Marketing MMA Guidelines Verizon Wireless cellco mobile marketing
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AUGUST 18, 2011
The debate over repurposing some of the television spectrum for wireless broadband have been raging over the normally quiet Washington summer, as issues as diverse as the budget negotiations, the tenth anniversary of 9-11 and international treaties all play their part in the discussions. The FCC has been pursuing the idea of repurposing some of the television spectrum for wireless broadband use since well before the Broadband Report was issued last year.
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JULY 22, 2010
While it's summer in Washington and things should slow down, the discussion of the need for wireless spectrum for broadband, and the related question of whether to reclaim television spectrum for that use, continues unabated. The White House recently issued a Presidential Memorandum supporting the idea that the FCC free up 500 mhz of spectrum for wireless broadband purposes.
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APRIL 3, 2012
Broadband Report Class A television Digital Television Low Power Television/Class A TV Television children's programming reports class A TV reallocation of TV spectrum for wireless broadband repacking of TV spectrumWhile the FCC has not yet started a proceeding to set rules for the auction of television spectrum for broadband purposes, the Commission is taking steps to clear the spectrum in other ways.
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NOVEMBER 30, 2010
The FCC today started an examination of the future of the spectrum currently used by broadcast television, beginning the formal process of implementing the ideas raised in its Broadband Plan of repurposing some of that spectrum for use by wireless broadband technologies. In the initial presentation made about the NPRM, it was stated that the principal issues to be addressed in the NPRM were: Allowing new primary allocations in the television spectrum for fixed and mobile wireless users.
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That means, that if the Incentive Auction is completed in the initial stage with the 126 MHz spectrum clearing target, TV channels 30-36 and 38-51 will be reallocated for mobile broadband and unlicensed wireless services , leaving UHF channels 14-29 for broadcast TV stations (along with VHF channels 2-13 which are not being auctioned). Channel 37 will remain allocated for wireless medical telemetry and radioastronomy services, with unlicensed services permitted.
Broadcast Law Blog
OCTOBER 23, 2015
The FCC seems to almost daily be issuing orders in the incentive auction proceeding , looking to the filing of applications in December by TV stations ready to give up their spectrum to the FCC so that it can be repackaged and resold to wireless users. The FCC decided that a wireless operator commences operations (meaning that any LPTV station or TV translator that interferes with such station must cease operations) when the wireless operator “conducts site commissioning tests.”
Broadcast Law Blog
AUGUST 20, 2009
The agenda contains two Notices of Inquiry involving Wireless Telecommunications matters, as well as a Notice of Inquiry Notice of Inquiry about protecting American consumers by ensuring sufficient access to information about communications services. The Commission today announced the agenda for its August 27, 2009 FCC Open Meeting.
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AUGUST 22, 2011
Channel 51 is immediately adjacent to the parts of the television bands that were reclaimed for wireless uses during the DTV transition. Wireless users, including CTIA and the Rural Cellular Association, have sought to restrict use of Channel 51 because of the potential for interference to the wireless users in these new wireless frequencies. The FCC today froze all applications for TV channel 51 by both applicants for full-power and low power facilities.
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JUNE 24, 2010
The wireless industry, which lobbied hard against the passage of the law, argues that a warning or label on cell phones will only serve to confuse consumers. San Francisco has once again waded into a controversial debate by passing novel legislation.
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SEPTEMBER 1, 2017
New from Palgrave Macmillan: Kate Murphy, Behind the Wireless: A History of Early Women at the BBC (2017). Behind the Wireless tells the story of women at the BBC in the 1920s and 30s.
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SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
From an FCC press release: FCC ESTABLISHES FIRST TWO INNOVATION ZONES New York City & Salt Lake City Projects Empower Advanced Wireless Technology and 5G-Ready Network Experimentation -- WASHINGTON, September 16, 2019—The Federal Communications Commission today announced the creation of
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SEPTEMBER 24, 2010
The FCC's long-awaited White Spaces decision , revisiting its authorization of the operation of unlicensed wireless devices in the television spectrum (see our summaries of the intial order here and here ), has finally been released. One minor correction including in the database that will be used by wireless devices to protect stations from interference will be included - information on a television station's antenna beam tilt.
Broadcast Law Blog
MARCH 16, 2010
Facilitating the deployment of ubiquitous, dependable wireless broadband service is identified as a fundamental goal of the Commission’s proposals. The authors of the Commission’s report have viewed the problems experienced by some wireless broadband providers in major markets as indicative of a coming shortage in wireless capacity. These include the Wireless Communications Service (WCS) and Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) spectrum.
Broadcast Law Blog
APRIL 14, 2011
The FCC has granted a one week extension for reply comments in the proceeding looking to take many of the preliminary steps toward incentive auctions by which the FCC would reclaim parts of television spectrum for use by wireless broadband companies. This remains a very hot issue, with the FCC officials who attended the NAB Conference clearly pushing the agenda advanced in the Broadband Plan to reclaim some of the television spectrum for wireless uses.
Broadcast Law Blog
NOVEMBER 25, 2009
A year after the FCC issued its order adopting the " White Spaces " proposals (about which we wrote here and here ), to allow wireless devices to operate in unused portions of the television band on a non-interference basis, the FCC took its first steps toward actual implementation of that order by issuing a request for Proposals from entities wishing to be considered for the position of Database Manager.
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MAY 24, 2010
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In addition, it will allow Apple to take advantage of its acquisition of Quattro Wireless, another advertising service. What a twist! Today, Apple announced the new features of the iPhone 4 OS.
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MAY 31, 2011
In another example of how seriously the FCC is considering the reallocation of portions of the TV spectrum for wireless broadband use , the Commission today issued a Public Notice freezing any new petitions for changes in the channels of television stations. Yet, as the FCC is looking at implementing its plan to recapture portions of the television spectrum for use by wireless broadband, this freeze has now been adopted.
Broadcast Law Blog
OCTOBER 26, 2009
An article from TV NewsCheck last week reported on an approach by an FCC representative to television operators, floating an idea that the FCC would "buy" TV spectrum from existing television station operators , and repurpose that spectrum for wireless users - presumably some sort of wireless broadband. The theory of unwiring looked at the growing demands of wireless data networks for more and more bandwidth.
Broadcast Law Blog
SEPTEMBER 15, 2010
On the tentative agenda released recently for the next open Commission meeting, to be held next Thursday, September 23rd, the Commission has included an item entitled: " TV White Spaces Second MO&O : A Second Memorandum Opinion and Order that will create opportunities for investment and innovation in advanced Wi-Fi technologies and a variety of broadband services by finalizing provisions for unlicensed wireless devices to operate in unused parts of TV spectrum."
Broadcast Law Blog
JANUARY 5, 2011
Spectrum issues have been the dominant TV concerns in past years, first with the digital transition, and more recently with the "white spaces" rulemaking and the proposals advanced as part of the FCC's Broadband Plan to reclaim part of the TV spectrum for wireless broadband uses. Every year, about this time, I dust off the crystal ball to offer a look at the year ahead to see what Washington has in store for broadcasters.
Broadcast Law Blog
AUGUST 27, 2009
Studio Transmitter Links (STL) and Remote Pickups (RPU) have for several years been licensed through the FCC's Wireless Bureau, rather than through the Media Bureau. Unlike a grant of authority to construct a broadcast station, where the new authorization is granted in the form of a construction permit, when the Wireless Bureau grants a new authorization, it is in the form of a license.
Broadcast Law Blog
FEBRUARY 6, 2011
Despite his lack of interest in these VHF channels, the FCC seems to be looking at VHF as a way to facilitate its announced plans for the clearing of significant portions of the television spectrum for wireless broadband use. In opening television spectrum for wireless, the FCC has one significant problem, especially in congested areas like the Northeast.
Broadcast Law Blog
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014
The other issue on the agenda that has received less press, and about which less is known, is changes to the rules on white-spaces devices , those wireless devices that have been authorized to operate on a non-interference basis in the portions of the TV band that are not being used in particular markets.
Broadcast Law Blog
OCTOBER 2, 2014
There are more and more signs that the FCC is moving forward aggressively with its “incentive auction ” to purchase TV stations so that their licenses can be cancelled and their spectrum sold to and reused by wireless companies for wireless broadband purposes. These are by no means guaranteed payments, but instead are based on the assumption that the FCC will receive value from wireless operators of approximately $1.50
Broadcast Law Blog
NOVEMBER 1, 2009
We wrote about the discussion of re-purposing some or all of the television spectrum for wireless broadband users. The Commission is worried about the future of the broadcast media, and they are trying to figure out what they can do. The last two weeks have been full of news about actions being taken by the FCC which may or may not lead to a reshaping of broadcasting as we know it.
Media Law Prof Blog
JUNE 20, 2016
The FCC Chair discusses virtual reality, the history of wireless networks, and the promise of 5G Prepared remarks of FCC Chair Tom Wheeler before the National Press Club, June 20, 2016.
Broadcast Law Blog
FEBRUARY 28, 2012
These orders appear to be implementing a long-rumored get-tough policy on Class A TV stations, as the FCC prepares to clear portions of the TV spectrum to auction it for use by wireless broadband providers, in accordance with the authorizing legislation we wrote about last week. In spectrum-congested markets, it could well be a matter of life or death, as LPTV stations may not survive spectrum repacking and a wireless auction, while Class A TV stations will remain protected.
Media Law Prof Blog
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014
Fees for commercial wireless services? Want to check out what the regulatory fees for cable are? Here you go. Right here. International and satellite services? Interstate telecommunications service provider fees? All fact sheets provided by the FCC
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OCTOBER 28, 2010
Last week, we wrote that the FCC is going ahead with a rulemaking looking at how broadband needs may require some reallocation of the TV spectrum to wireless uses. LPTV and translator stations still operating on channels 52 through 69, which have already been reallotted for wireless uses, can also file displacement applications during the freeze.
Media Law Prof Blog
FEBRUARY 22, 2012
From the New York Times: now that the FCC has announced the 4G wireless network LightSquared cannot move forward, does it have a future? More here from BusinessWeek
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