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LEADING WIRELESS MICROPHONE USERS SAY GOOGLE'S PLAN IS NOTHING BUT VAPORWARE
(April 7, 2008) New York, NY - A broad coalition of high-profile wireless microphone users, organized as the Microphone Interests Coalition (MIC), today sharply criticized the recent proposal submitted by Google to open the so-called "white spaces" to
unlicensed device use.
Google is touting the proposal as a spectrum compromise that eliminates any remaining
interference concerns about using personal/portable devices in the
unassigned TV channels called white spaces. The Microphone Interests
Coalition, however, says the plan is far from a compromise and certainly
should not be viewed as a solution for wireless microphones. (more)
Shure
Says White Space Devices "Not Ready For Prime
Time" - FCC Report States Prototype Devices Interfere With
TV And Wireless
Microphones
(August 1,
2007) NILES, IL - Shure Incorporated applauded the release of
test results that evaluated the performance of proposed unlicensed
devices that would operate in the "white spaces" of the TV broadcast
spectrum. The FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology released
the results of the testing. (more)
Shure
Praises New “White Spaces” Legislation
To Protect Wireless Microphone Systems From Interference
(March
6, 2007) Niles, IL - Sandy LaMantia, President and CEO of Shure
Incorporated, today praised Representative Bobby L. Rush (D-IL)
for introducing H.R. 1320, The Interference Protection for Existing
Television Band Devices Act of 2007. The
legislation allows fixed, unlicensed device use of the “white
spaces” between broadcast television channels (between
54 MHz and 698 MHz) after the national transition to digital
television broadcasting in February 2009. It also requires unlicensed
device manufacturers to demonstrate that their device will not
interfere with existing “white spaces” products,
including wireless microphone systems. (more)
PAMA "White
Spaces" Filing
(February 23, 2007) The Professional Audio Manufacturers Alliance(PAMA), acting
on behalf of its members, the leading manufacturers of pro audio gear and microphone
products, has filed an detailed comments document to the FCC on the "White Spaces" Docket
04-186.DOC.
Our organization believes strongly that the FCC must be allowed the time to fully
test and then implement a policy that restricts harmful interference from consumer
devices without disrupting the public and broadcast events that today's wireless
products serve. The public interest must be served by both sides of this white
spaces issue. Our members companies are leaders in technology and encourage the
US and its legislators to move forward in exploring new broadband technologies.
However, on this wireless issue, we feel the FCC must thoroughly and then take
the lead in making recommendations that will result in better utilization of
the bandwidth while protecting the airspace currently utilized by the wireless
community served by professional wireless audio manufacturers. (more) (Download
PDF)
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