NRB Opposes "White Space" Bills

NRB OPPOSES "WHITE SPACE" BILLS
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
Fearing interference to their digital television and wireless microphone signals, religious broadcasters represented by the National Religious Broadcasters have sent a letter to the Senate Commerce Committee in opposition to two pending bills that would allow unlicensed wireless devices to operate in the "white spaces" between broadcasters' DTV channels. Even some proponents of allowing the devices into the broadcast band concede there are microphone interference problems that must be resolved. Saying government can't "fiat the laws of physics," NRB President Frank Wright argues for letting a current FCC inquiry into unlicensed devices run its course. He also pointed to IEEE, the worldwide engineering organization developing a system for a low-interference system for unlicensed devices.
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