FCC proposes rules to reallocate spectrum from TV broadcasters2010-11-30 13:53 by DanielaTags: FCC, TV, mobile broadband
The FCC took several more steps in its quest to free up more spectrum for mobile broadband, including reallocating spectrum from TV broadcasters, one of its most ambitious and contentious proposals. Additionally, the FCC proposed new regulations that could free up spectrum for experimental uses. By a 5-0 vote, the commission approved a notice of proposed rulemaking that lays the groundwork for reallocating broadcast TV spectrum for wireless, including via incentive auctions. The rules will create a licensing framework for spectrum in the UHF and VHF bands and will allow for voluntary channel sharing. The FCC still needs approval from Congress to conduct incentive auctions with broadcasters. The TV broadcast spectrum rulemaking calls for three main actions. First, the rules provide for all of the spectrum in the TV bands to be open to fixed, mobile and broadcast services, which will give the FCC greater flexibility, including for the incentive auctions. So far, broadcasters have been largely cool to the auctions. The rulemaking also proposes rules that would permit two or more TV broadcasters to share a single 6 MHz channel, although stations would retain rights to mandatory broadcast carriage. And finally, the rules seek to improve digital broadcast reception by increasing the maximum power of VHF stations. Read more -here-
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