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Pop and country unite to fight wireless proposal
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 14, 2008 - 6:59pmThe Grand Ole Opry and MTV may be at opposite ends of the music spectrum, but they are part of a coalition urging federal regulators to stand up to a frequency grab by Microsoft and Google that could render wireless microphones useless.
Safely Accessing the TV White Space Spectrum - What Can We Do?
Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 29, 2008 - 2:16pmLast updated: April 29, 2008 - 2:18pm
Jun 19 2008 - 9:00am - Jun 19 2008 - 5:00pm
Entitled "Safely Accessing the TV White Space Spectrum - What Can We Do???", this workshop is aimed at providing a neutral venue for discussion, allowing the Forum’s members and guests to understand the issues and concerns, separate the facts from the myths, and uncover areas of agreement.
Hospital techies urge limits on 'white space' Wi-Fi
Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 29, 2008 - 7:51amHospital administrators and medical device manufacturers fear unlicensed use of "white spaces" spectrum between television channels could interfere with medical devices. "If a new white space application that's operating thousands of times more powerfully came online, either in the hospital or outside the hospital, it could very well directly interfere with the telemetry system and prevent patient monitoring," Tim Kottak, engineering general manager for GE Healthcare's systems and wireless division, said in a telephone interview with CNET News.com this week.
Broadcasters Huddle On Big Regulatory Issues at NAB
Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 14, 2008 - 7:36amTelevision and radio station owners are huddled in Las Vegas this week for the annual convention of the National Association of Broadcasters. There are a number of regulatory issues to discuss.
NAB Declares White Space Proponents 'Out'
Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 8, 2008 - 8:20pmThe National Association of Broadcasters and the Association for Maximum Service Television (MSTV) launched a new print advertising campaign to highlight the repeated malfunctions that have resulted during the FCC’s testing of unlicensed, personal-portable devices.
Tech, TV vie for unused airwaves
Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 8, 2008 - 7:21amTen months before the nation flips to digital television, technology companies and TV broadcasters are fighting over the virtual remote, with different ideas of what to do with unused airwaves.
Google unveils "white space" airwaves plans
Submitted by Benton Foundation on March 24, 2008 - 6:34pmLast updated: April 23, 2008 - 1:56pm
Google on Monday unveiled plans for a new generation of wireless devices to operate on soon-to-be-vacant television airwaves, and sought to alleviate fears that this might interfere with TV broadcasts or wireless microphones.
Bill Gates urges U.S. to free up more spectrum for Wi-Fi
Submitted by Benton Foundation on March 14, 2008 - 7:22amMicrosoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates urged U.S. communications regulators on Thursday to free up more vacant television airwaves to be used for wireless services such as broadband Internet access.
FCC Extends White Spaces Testing
Submitted by Benton Foundation on March 10, 2008 - 9:43amThe Federal Communications Commission announced last week that it will extend lab tests of wireless devices -- which were to have ended -- before it takes the devices out into the field.
FCC Releases Three Studies on Unlicensed Spectrum
Submitted by Benton Foundation on March 3, 2008 - 8:56amLast updated: March 4, 2008 - 11:20am
The FCC's Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis released three working papers on two important spectrum management issues.
