Shure Pushes Mic Protection Bill
Would Require FCC To Allow Classes Of Wireless Mics To Register In Geolocation Database
John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 1/5/2010 10:41:00 AM
Microphone maker Shure has come out in strong support of a bill that would protect wireless microphones now sharing the so called "white spaces" in the TV band.
That comes as the Federal Communication Commission's deadline for proposals to manage a new white spaces database was announced Jan. 4.
The bill, introduced by Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.), would require the FCC to allow 13 classes of professional wireless mics to register in a geolocation database and thereby be protected from the laptops and smart radios that the FCC is allowing to share the TV band as well.
The database will show users that the new unlicensed wireless devices must avoid when searching for channels to use.
The protected classes of mics are for amusement parks, arenas, convention centers, educational facilities, fairgrounds, government facilities, houses of worship, lodging facilities, museums, recording studios, restaurants, stadiums and theaters.
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