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Shure Incorporated recently filed petition with the FCC for reconsideration of the FCC White Spaces Rules. News of this petition is written in an article at ProSoundNews.com. But Shure is not alone in their concern of these new White Space Rules.

In addition to Shure?s Petition for Reconsideration, several other companies and organizations also submitted their own filings, including the Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE), The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Dell, Microsoft, Motorola, Sprint-Nextel, and Adaptrum.

The Senior Director of Industry and Public Relations for Shure, Mark Brunner said, ?It is imperative that these rules provide sufficient protection when actually implemented in real world environments. It is critical that the FCC’s technical and operational rules–including pre-certification testing rules–?get it right? before mass produced equipment is pushed into the market.?

Toward that end, Shure urged in its filing that the Commission impose rigorous certification testing, open to the public, on hybrid geolocation/sensing devices. Shure also sought reconsideration of the FCC decision to permit portable devices to operate on first adjacent channels to DTV. At a minimum, Shure is asking that the FCC reduce the allowable power of TV band device (TVBD) operations on adjacent channels.

Learn more about Shure’s petition by reviewing the full article at ProSoundNews.com.

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The transition to digital television is almost sure to be delayed until June 12, a four-month push back from February 17, following a February 4 House of Representatives vote approving the delay. Proponents of the measure have said many households remain unprepared for the switch. According to White House press secretary Robert Gibbs, President Barack Obama will sign the legislation, which will postpone the date when major television stations must cease transmitting traditional analog signals. Last month, the Nielsen Co. said more than 6.5 million homes are not equipped to receive digital signals.
The bill passed on a 264 to 158 vote, with most Democrats voting in favor and most Republicans opposed. Democrats argued the delay would afford time to boost funding for a coupon program that subsidizes equipment some viewers need to make their televisions digital-capable. Opponents asserted a delay would cause consumer confusion and hold up the availability of airwaves for emergency workers? radios and some wireless devices.
Some organizations representing broadcasters, advertisers and other interested parties have expressed support for the delay.