The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has ordered the Commission to approve the reallocation of two VHF TV stations from Wyoming and Nevada to Delaware and New Jersey.… 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
We assume the pace of approvals will pick up. At the current rate, it will probably take until the year 2797 before white space systems are fully deployed.… 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
Two small television stations have notified the FCC that they prefer the more populous environs of Delaware and New Jersey to the wide open spaces of Nevada and Wyoming. And, strange as it may seem, the law is on their side.… Continue Reading
