International TV White Spaces Fellowship and Training Initiative

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin announced the creation of a new International TV White Spaces Fellowship and Training Initiative. FCC staff will provide remote training to interested regulators and technical experts and will also travel to meet with them to provide practical advice and expert insight. Select international counterparts will be designated "White Spaces Fellows" and will be invited to attend targeted training at FCC facilities. In addition, the FCC will launch a website dedicated to the use of white spaces for wireless broadband - including the extraordinary testing done and technical parameters established to protect incumbent users and provide training videos. The FCC also plans to annually host a meeting of the White Spaces Fellows and other interested parties to exchange experiences and discuss the opportunities and challenges of TV white spaces use.