[opendtv] Re: FCC Seeks Comments on Broadcaster Relinquishment of Ch. 51
- From: Ron Economos <w6rz@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:38:28 -0800
Channel 51 is 692 to 698 MHz.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_channel_frequencies
"A" block is the old channels 52 and 57, 698 to 704 MHz and
728 to 734 MHz.
http://wireless.fcc.gov/auctions/data/bandplans/700MHzBandPlan.pdf
Ron
On 3/28/2011 3:10 PM, Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
This sound kinda bogus to me. Ch 51 goes from 693 to 699 MHz. Why did the A
block start at 698 MHz? Or is that a typo in the article? Surely, Channel 51
has existed a lot longer than any A block?
Bert
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http://www.tvtechnology.com/article/116514
FCC Seeks Comments on Broadcaster Relinquishment of Ch. 51
03.28.2011.
WASHINGTON: Federal regulators are seeking feedback on a petition from the
wireless industry to kick broadcasters off of Channel 51.
TVB reported last week that the CTIA--The Wireless Association and the Rural Cellular
Association, filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission asking for an
immediate license freeze on Ch. 51. They also want the FCC to clear the channel as soon
as possible of broadcasters who "reach voluntary agreements to relocate to an
alternate channel," according to the FCC's related Public Notice.
CTIA members recently met with the FCC's Jim Schlichting, senior deputy chief
of the Wireless Burueau, and Margaret Weiner, chief of the Auctions and
Spectrum Access division of the Wireless Bureau.
"During this meeting, CTIA and member companies discussed the importance of bringing
additional spectrum to market for mobile broadband services," the FCC ex parte
filing documenting the meeting states.
Ch. 51 is the highest channel on the broadcast TV spectrum, at 698 MHz. It came
to define that boundary after broadcasters gave up Chs. 51-69 in the digital
transition. The spectrum between those channels was auctioned off to wireless
providers in blocks. Ch. 51 now lies adjacent to the A Block, which comprises
176 wireless licenses from 698 to 704 MHz, and from 728 to 734 MHz. CTIA
members Verizon, U.S. Cellular and Cavalier, and several other companies, won
licenses in the A Block.
The petitioners cited the Obama Administration's goal of creating nationwide
wireless broadband as justification for booting broadcasters from Ch. 51. The
Obama FCC's National Broadband Plan already proposes taking 120 MHz of
broadcast spectrum and reallocating it for wireless services. This is in
addition to the 108 MHz relinquished after June 2009, when over-the-air analog
TV signals were shut down.
"The National Broadband Plan emphasized the deployment of additional spectrum for wireless
broadband spectrum as key policy objective of the commission," the CTIA and RCA petition
states. "While the 700 MHz spectrum in particular is ideally suited for innovative wireless
broadband services, licensees in the A Block face technical challenges caused by the presence of
broadcast TV services on Ch. 51."
Under current FCC rules broadcasters are legally protected from harmful
interference caused by the A Block winners.
Comments are due on the Ch. 51 petition, (Proceeding No. RM-11626 in the FCC
Comment Filing System)--April 27. Reply comments are due May 12, 2011.
-- Deborah McAdams
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