> Behalf Of Jeromie Reeves > > Can you explain why you feel that way?
For all the same reasons we complain about now in the trash spectrum we are making a living in. If personal portable devices are allowed in the whitespace then it would be no different than what we have today as far as the raised noise floor. Just think about all the Linksys wireless routers, portable telephones, garage door openers, baby monitors, outdoor temperature sensors and only God knows what else that we would all have to compete with in towns and communities. Mac > > On 1/17/08, Marlon K. Schafer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've sent a note to WIA and asked if they'd be interested in a > discussion > > focused on finding common ground between them and us. > > > > It's my belief that WISPA needs to fight tooth and nail to keep > personal > > portable devices out of the whitespaces band. At least at first > (really > > forever as far as I'm concerned). > > > > Anyone have a problem with that as a firm stance? > > marlon > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jack Unger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > > Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 10:05 PM > > Subject: [WISPA] Wireless industry slams NAB's white space > 'misinformation' > > > > > > > > Wireless industry slams NAB's white space 'misinformation' > > > > The row over US 'white space' spectrum continues, with the newly > formed > > Wireless Innovation Alliance <http://wirelessinnovationalliance.com/> > > stepping up its campaign to convince the FCC and the industry that > > wireless devices can be used in these areas without interfering with > > digital TV signals. > > > > The WIA last week accused the broadcast industry, as represented by > the > > National Association of Broadasters (NAB), of misleading the public > just > > as the FCC prepares to test updated wireless devices from the likes > of > > Microsoft (the original prototypes failed non-interference testing, > > though the WIA claims this had more to do with poor testing methods > than > > real problems for digital TV signals). These products are designed to > > work in an unused channel within the digital TV band, but to switch > to > > another channel if the first is needed for a television signal. > > > > The WIA was formed last month to lobby the FCC to complete testing > and > > move forward with technical guidelines. Six House of Representatives > > members wrote to FCC chairman Kevin Martin recently to urge a final > > decision in the next few months. The transition from analog to > digital > > TV is due to be completed in February 2009. > > > > "Upcoming testing of white space concept devices is meant to assist > FCC > > engineers to craft the strongest possible rules while ensuring > maximum > > public benefit. Yet instead of respecting the FCC's desire to perform > > concept testing, your recent public misinformation campaign has > confused > > the testing process and misled the public and policy makers," stated > the > > WIA in a letter > > > <http://wirelessinnovationalliance.com/files/WIA%20letter%20to%20NAB%20 > re%20WS%20testing.pdf> > > to NAB president David Rehr.... > > > > > > > > <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/17/wia_nab_white_space_spat/> > > > > > > -- > > Jack Unger - President, Ask-Wi.Com, Inc. > > Serving the Broadband Wireless Industry Since 1993 > > FCC License # PG-12-25133 > > Author of the Cisco Press Book - "Deploying License-Free Wireless > WANs" > > Vendor-Neutral Wireless Training-Troubleshooting-Consulting > > Phone 818-227-4220 Email <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------- > > WISPA Wants You! 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