OK Marlon, what can we do? ---- Original message ---- >Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 08:05:47 -0800 >From: "Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [WISPA] Fw: INVITE: Should Vacant TV Channels Be Opened for Wireless Broadband? Debate on TV Interference Claims -- 11/15, 10am, US Capitol, Room HC-8 >To: wireless@wispa.org > > fyi > > Marlon > (509) 982-2181 Equipment > sales > (408) 907-6910 (Vonage) Consulting services > 42846865 (icq) And I run my > own wisp! > 64.146.146.12 (net meeting) > www.odessaoffice.com/wireless > www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: New America Foundation > To: undisclosed-recipients: > Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 10:48 AM > Subject: INVITE: Should Vacant TV Channels Be Opened for > Wireless Broadband? Debate on TV Interference Claims -- 11/15, > 10am, US Capitol, Room HC-8 > > The New America Foundation, in association with the Offices of > Reps. Jay Inslee (D-WA) and Charles Pickering (R-MS), invite > you to a Capitol Hill forum: > > > > Should Vacant TV Channels Be Opened for Wireless Broadband? > > Experts Debate Broadcast Industry’s Claims on Interference > with TV Reception > > > > > > Date/Time: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 > > 10:00am-12:00pm > > Refreshments and lunch will be > provided. > > > > Location: U.S. Capitol, House Courtyard, Room HC-8 > > Washington, DC > > > > Speakers: Michael Marcus > > Former Associate Chief, FCC Office of Engineering and > Technology > > > > David Donovan > > President, Association for Maximum Service Television (MSTV) > > > > Paul Kolodzy > > Former Chair, FCC Spectrum Policy Task Force > > > > Moderator: Michael Calabrese > > Vice President and Director, Wireless Future Program, New > America Foundation > > > > > > At its recent markup, the House Commerce Committee included > language in the digital TV transition bill directing the FCC > to complete its proposed rulemaking to open up vacant, unused > channels in the TV band spectrum (so-called “white space”) > for unlicensed wireless broadband use (Docket 04-186). > > > > The reallocation of prime airwaves from "broadcast to > broadband" has been a major impetus behind DTV > legislation. In May 2004, the FCC issued a proposed > rulemaking to allow “smart” wireless broadband devices to > utilize empty TV channels between Chs. 2 and 51 on an > unlicensed, market-by-market basis. This proceeding has been > stalled at the Commission since the departure of Chairman > Michael Powell. > > > > The proposal is supported by the high-tech industry and a > diverse coalition of public interest groups as a way to expand > affordable broadband access and bridge the digital divide, > particularly in rural areas where between 40% and 80% of TV > band spectrum lies fallow. > > > > However, the opening of vacant TV spectrum for unlicensed > wireless broadband is opposed by the broadcast industry. The > National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and the Association > for Maximum Service Television (MSTV) argue that allowing > unlicensed devices to operate in vacant TV channels > risks harmful interference to TV reception on nearby channels > used by local stations. At the event, prominent engineers will > debate the merits of the arguments about interference concerns > in layman’s terms. At stake is the future of the most > valuable but underutilized natural resource of the information > age: the vacant TV bands in the beachfront low frequency > spectrum. > > > > To RSVP, please reply to this email > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). If you have questions about > this event, please call or email Naveen Lakshmipathy at (202) > 986-2700, ext. 283 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > www.spectrumpolicy.org > > www.newamerica.net > > > > > > To be removed from New America’s event notification list, > please email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > >________________ >-- >WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > >Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ Ron Wallace Hahnron, Inc. 220 S. Jackson St. Addison, MI 49220
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