Postpone Consideration of Channel 37 Technical Rules, House Republicans Tell Wheeler
Sixteen House Republicans want the FCC to postpone its consideration of technical rules that would allow unlicensed TV white space devices to use Channel 37, they said in a letter sent to the agency Friday. The FCC is slated to…
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look at these issues in a report and order in the Part 15 rulemaking, scheduled for consideration at the Aug. 6 meeting. Communications Subcommittee Vice Chairman Bob Latta, R-Ohio, led the letter, also signed by Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden, R-Ore. “Since the Commission has already announced that Channel 37 will be available for use by unlicensed devices, a brief delay in establishing technical rules would not impact the timing or planning for the incentive auction,” they said. “Thus, a postponement in the Commission’s consideration to get this right -- and avoid potential lengthy administrative and legal challenges by either side of the debate -- is entirely reasonable.” Don’t “rush” into the technical choices before weighing all facts, they said, pointing to the patient safety concerns involved in wireless medical technology.