We were skeptical about the FCC's ability to meet the ambitious regulatory deadline laid out by AT&T in its proposal concerning 700 MHz interoperability -- but the FCC has managed to do just that in record breaking time.… Continue Reading
AT&T has advanced a voluntary "commitment" to 700 MHz interoperabilty, but Its sieve-like "commitment" leaves it multiple convenient ways to get off the hook.… Continue Reading
TV "white space" devices, which operate on an unlicensed basis in locally vacant TV spectrum, are now authorized nationwide.… Continue Reading
Touted by advocates as "Wi-Fi on steroids," TV Band Devices can now boot up in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Washington DC, Virginia, and North Carolina. The FCC expects to extend authorization nationwide by mid-January.… Continue Reading
When the FCC established rules for TV Band Devices, it required them to avoid interfering with other equipment operating on TV frequencies. The most populous of those, by far, are the wireless microphones that are ubiquitous in TV, stage, and film production.… Continue Reading
The effective date of the recently-revised "white space" rules has now been set.… Continue Reading
All of these rules control only a limited deployment in Wilmington, NC. But with the rules approaching final form, and more databases coming on line, white space devices may finally take the big step from PowerPoint to reality.… Continue Reading
Comment deadlines have been set in the 700 MHz Interoperability proceeding.… Continue Reading
The FCC is looking into a number of basic questions relating to the need for interoperability in the 700 MHz band.… Continue Reading
Remember the Channel 51 range war we wrote about a couple of months ago? It appears that clearing Channel 51 has risen to a higher priority than having a fixed database, so the scramble is on.… Continue Reading
The FCC has requested public comment on the wireless companies' request to limit licensing on TV channel 51.… Continue Reading
The wireless companies want to ease TV broadcasters out of channel 51. Better hunker down; the legal papers are going to fly.… Continue Reading
