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Sennheiser to FCC: Wireless Mics Need Dedicated Spectrum

Sennheiser representatives spoke with staff from the FCC Office of Engineering and Technology on “the importance of clean low-band UHF spectrum for wireless microphone operations and the content creation community,” said a filing posted Wednesday in docket 12-268. Sennheiser discussed…

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“the current regulatory framework surrounding wireless microphone operations in light of the termination of the vacant channel proceeding and discussed the need for solutions to ensure wireless microphones have the necessary low-band UHF spectrum needed to operate in an effective manner,” the filing said: “Finding a solution for wireless microphone operations in light of the termination of the vacant channel proceeding is essential, particularly as consumption and desire for content continues to increase at an exponential rate.” The FCC terminated a 2015 NPRM last year on whether to allocate a vacant channel for use by white space devices and wireless microphones (see 2204060068).