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Wireless Mic Operators Must Adapt to New FCC Rules, Fletcher Heald Lawyer Says

Wireless mic users “must prepare to dance a spectrum hokey-pokey to adjust to spectrum reductions [and] new operating rules” from the FCC, said Fletcher Heald lawyer Laura Stefani Wednesday on the firm’s blog. Broadcasters, professional wireless mic operators and frequency…

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planners are all gearing up for Pope Francis’ September visit to the U.S., she said. “They’ve got to figure out how many wireless mics will be needed to stage, cover and record the various events … and then they’ve got to figure out how to coordinate the spectrum necessary to make sure all those mics serve their various purposes,” she said. “The FCC has just [made] their jobs even harder.” The FCC approved new wireless mic rules as part of a series of items approved at its Aug. 6 meeting (see 1508060050).