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
Not surprisingly, the FCC has extended the comment deadlines in the wireless microphone proceeding again.… Continue Reading
Comment deadlines have been extended in the FCC's wireless microphone proceeding.… Continue Reading
The Commission has announced the effective date for the new MedRadio rules adopted last December.… Continue Reading
We wonder about a person dependent on these implanted devices who lives next door, say, to an amateur licensee operating on the same frequency at 1500 watts.… Continue Reading
With OMB approval in hand, the FCC has announced the effective dates for clearing wireless mics out of the 700 MHz band.… Continue Reading
As radio transmitters get smaller, they are turning up in the oddest places. Including people's innards.… Continue Reading
