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The NCTA chimed in again on the white space controversy, sending a formal letter to the FCC protesting the agency’s rush to vote on approving the scheme, even though the FCC itself has determined that there’s a likelihood that white space systems will interfere with existing communications.
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FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has scheduled a vote to approve white space technology on Nov. 4.
The NCTA reiterated its support for the notion of white space broadcasting, but noted that though the Commission is supposed to balance the benefits of new technology with protection of established broadcast systems: “Recent reports of imminent Commission action in this proceeding do not reflect this balance. Instead, there seems to be a complete disconnect between what the Commission’s technical analyses have shown and what the Commission is proposing to adopt.”
The FCC once again (the NCTA’s emphasis) determined that unlicensed devices operating at output power as low as 5 mW will disrupt cable service in the home. According to the Chairman’s press statements, the NCTA pointed out, the FCC is ready to allow devices to operate at 100 mW.
The cable group called the notion “frankly inexplicable.”
Last week, the top executives of the four major broadcast networks signed a similar complaint and sent it the FCC (story here).
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