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Reps. Maloney and Nadler applaud FCC for allocating spectrum for use of wireless microphones
Washington, DC,
September 22, 2010
Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) applauded the Federal Communications Commission decision today which preserves the use of two television channels nationwide for the use of wireless microphones and other so-called “white spaces devices.”
“Through their ruling, the FCC has preserved the technical capabilities for modern performing arts, including most Broadway shows, which require the use of dozens of interference-free wireless microphone systems every night,” Rep. Maloney said. “This decision settles the uncertainty over the wireless tools that’s been hanging over the field, and the FCC should be, well, applauded for it.” “I want to commend the FCC for its decision today recognizing the importance of wireless microphones,” Rep. Nadler said. “Many of my constituents are employed in New York’s theater industry, for which wireless microphones are a critical part of the business, and they can now be much more confident that they will continue to be able to use these devices without disruption. Inoperable wireless microphones would have been devastating to this important industry and I am pleased that the FCC has acted to avert it.” Maloney and Nadler had written a letter to the FCC in October 2008 expressing concerns about the impact of the use of white spaces on wireless microphones. The FCC issued its Memorandum Opinion and Order today. The reserved channels are off-limits to UHF Band Devices that operate in the white spaces between assigned TV stations, thus preventing them from interfering with wireless microphone signals on those channels. Large-scale users would be able to achieve extended protection for specific events through the geo-location database prescribed by the FCC in 2008.
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