In a Rorschach-like Notice of Apparent Liability, the FCC has proposed to extract a whopping $25,000 (ouch!) forfeiture from Google for impeding an investigation into the Wi-Spy controversy.… 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
We have no doubt Microsoft's qualifications equal or exceed some of the other nine companies'. Not obvious, though, is why Microsoft's qualifications are so overwhelming as to justify re-opening the application process after more than a year.… Continue Reading
If you're a TV licensee providing over-the-air feeds to one or more distant translator/LPTV/Class A stations, cable head-ends or satellite local receive sites, heads up. You need to act soon if you want those sites to be protected from unlicensed "white spaces" devices.… Continue Reading
To say, "You're all winners!" is fine for T-ball, but we may come to wish the FCC had exercised greater adult authority in choosing its database administrators.… Continue Reading
Poring over the fine print of the FCC's "white spaces" decision we wrote about last week, we have found two issues that merit the attention of TV broadcasters.… Continue Reading
In some other universe, the agency might insist the promised technology function properly before it allows deployment. This universe, though, works differently: the FCC simply dropped the requirement.… Continue Reading
