The transition to digital and the death of common sense
Two news items interestingly connect today: First, the airing of Ken Burns’ new documentary, “The War,” is causing broadcasters some anxiety, because it contains four fleeting expletives. From...
View ArticleThis week in the white spaces
Every once in a while I look in on the white spaces, to see how things are going. You’ll recall that the white spaces are unused, non-contiguous (“swiss cheese” ) frequencies between broadcast stations...
View ArticleWhite spaces legislation
This happened earlier this year, but it’s still interesting. Rep. Bobby Rush, in whose district Shure (wireless microphones manufacturer) resides, introduced a bill that would put off even considering...
View ArticleToday in the white spaces
I spent a lot of energy writing this past summer about how important to experimentation unlicensed uses of the “white spaces” are. And if you search on this blog using “white spaces” you’ll see a...
View ArticleFriday in the white spaces
Things are heating up in the white spaces proceeding. The Commission will soon have to decide what to do. How will it deal with the conflicting technical evidence on interference, particularly given...
View ArticleThis week in the white spaces
1. Very large Houses of Worship urge the Commission not to allow unlicensed use of the white spaces. They point out that they have sophisticated systems: Many houses have footprints larger than...
View ArticleFollow the money
I’m on a panel next week that is nominally about virtual worlds but seems infinitely expandable, so I’m planning to talk about FCC regulation. It’s a Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! kind of approach....
View ArticleGoogle and the white spaces
The white spaces proceeding is the next big opportunity for experiments in alternative ways of providing wireless highspeed internet access. I’ve written about this here, here, here, and here. When the...
View ArticleWhite spaces – recent comments
More than 25,000 comments have been filed with the FCC in the white spaces proceeding (search on 04-186 in the ECFS system on the FCC site). Here are some recent highlights: 1. The White Spaces...
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