FCC Announces the Opening of Public Testing for Google's TV Band Database System

The Federal Communications Commission’s Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) announces that on March, 4 2013, it will commence a 45-day public trial of Google’s TV band database system.

This is a limited trial that is intended to allow the public to access and test Google’s database system to ensure that it correctly identifies channels that are available for unlicensed radio transmitting devices that operate in the TV band (unlicensed TV band devices), properly registers radio transmitting facilities entitled to protection, and provides protection to authorized services and registered facilities as specified in the rules. We encourage all interested parties to test the database and provide appropriate feedback to Google.

[ET Docket No. 04-186]