Last month, the FCC launched a new proceeding with an extremely broad goal of modernizing its media regulations. The very brief (less than three page) Public Notice launching the proceeding, which Chairman Pai previewed in his speech at the NAB Show in Las Vegas, asks for comment on almost any media regulation considered “outdated, unnecessary, … Continue Reading
The relevant definition of "auditory assistance device" has heretofore limited these devices to applications for providing auditory assistance to "handicapped persons." But no longer.… Continue Reading
Several commercial users of unlicensed devices at 902-928 MHz have criticized an LMS provider's interference study as having used too few and non-representative devices, under conditions artificially rigged to understate interference.… Continue Reading
An unlicensed device must accept interference from any source. Why, then, is the FCC asking whether LMS interferes with unlicensed use?… Continue Reading
The FCC is looking to expand the use of unlicensed auditory assistance devices in the 72-76 MHz band to include simultaneous language translation for both disabled and non-disabled persons.… Continue Reading
