FCC Should Be More Proactive on White Space Database, NAB Says
Errors and omissions in the Nominet White Space Database System must be addressed before the system can be put out for broader use, said NAB in comments filed last week in docket 04-186. The database didn’t provide correct channel information…
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for TV stations during its testing period, NAB said. The system needs to be fixed to make sure operators using it don’t interfere with licensed users, NAB said. The TV white spaces database “remains dysfunctional, inaccurate and unpoliced,” NAB said. The FCC should “take a more proactive role” in overseeing it, NAB said. “The Nominet database serves as a timely reminder that until the Commission does so, the white spaces experiment will remain an ongoing failure.” The FCC didn't comment.