Joe,
Thanks for the good summary. I also watched the
meeting. Your summary is quite accurate. If you or anyone else sees that the
FCC posts the modified rules please send a note to the reflector.
Steve
From: Joe Kwak
[mailto:joekwak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 9:02 AM
To: 802. 19 WG (stds-802-19@xxxxxxxx)
Cc: Shellhammer, Steve
Subject: BREAKING NEWS: FCC TVWS rule changes
Hi all,
Here is a summary of the FCC announcement on TVWS which happened this AM in the
FCC's open commission meeting. It was streamed to the Internet for the
benefit of the
press and the public. The modified R&O text won't be out for a few more
days (?). The
below list is from my notes while listening to the verbal comments from the FCC
commissioners during the meeting.
TVWS R&O Changes:
1. Sensing is NOT required of TVBDs which have access to the FCC
TVWS dbase.
2. Sensing only terminal is reserved as a future option and FCC
encourages
continued DOD research and
commercialization of sensing technologies.
3. Two TV channels will be reserved nationwide (not clear if it
will be same 2 channels in
all markets) for protected
wireless microphones.
4. Incumbents needing more than 2 TV channels in any market for special
events and
sports venues will be able to
register for and reserve additional TV channels for
wireless microphone use for
these special events. These additional reservations
will be included in and
protected by the FCC TVWS dbase.
5. The Canada and Mexico border exclusion zone (upto 60Km wide) is being
scrapped.
Instead of blacking out TVWS
use at borders, the FCC dbase will include and list
protected Canadian and Mexican
stations near US borders. These foreign incumbent
stations will be protected by
the same FCC dbase mechanisms protecting US incumbents.
6. New initiative coming soon to provide licensed use of TV band for RURAL
broadband backhaul.
(Not clear if this will follow
the Canada low-cost licensed model, the auction model, or something else.)
7. Knapp noted that he expects and hopes that the FCC can conclude on and
award the TVWS Dbase manager
contracts in the "next few
months." Undoubtedly, the decision to list Canadian and
Mexican incumbents will have
some impact here.
This is a very positive development for all the TVWS projects currently
underway.
BR,
Joe Kwak