The FCC Office of Engineering and Technology authorized use of...
The FCC Office of Engineering and Technology authorized use of devices designed to access the Internet through the TV white spaces across the East Coast. Previously, the FCC had only authorized use of the white spaces in a few, localized…
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areas. “This action is a significant step towards providing for nationwide operation of TV white space devices using new methods for efficiently using unused spectrum (white space) in bands allocated for licensed services,” OET said Thursday (http://xrl.us/bn46w2). The East Coast region includes major population centers such as New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Washington, D.C., Virginia and North Carolina. OET had previously authorized launch of an online registration system to protect wireless microphones used at sports stadiums and other entertainment venues in the region. That system went live in September. In a separate notice, OET said it was preparing to take the registration system nationwide (http://xrl.us/bn46xg).