Comment Deadlines Set In TV Spectrum Re-Purposing Proceeding
Back in early December we reported on the release of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) which kicked off the long-anticipated push to free up prime blocks of TV spectrum for broadband use. The NPRM has now been published in the Federal Register, which sets the comment and reply comment deadlines. Comments are currently due by March 18, 2011, and reply comments are due by April 18, 2011. Needless to say, this is a proceeding of major league significance to a wide array of current and potential spectrum users. Attention most certainly should be paid.
This was published in the Federal Register Dec. 6, 2010.
The comment from Ms. McAdams appears to refer to the FCC's white spaces proceeding, which involves use of TV spectrum for some wireless purposes on a non-interfering basis. The most recent white spaces order was published in the Federal Register on 12/6/10 (75 FR 75814). But that is completely separate and distinct from the proposed reallocation of TV spectrum for broadband which is the subject of the item published in the 2/1/11 Register (and linked in this post).