Federal Communications Commission (FCC): The Issue of White Space
- Issue brief - White Space, Wireless Microphones and the Arts
- TCG's Involvement: Background and Issue Breakdown Jan 2010
- Important House and Senate committees
- Ex Parte Letter Filed by the PAA March 29, 2010 (PDF)
- PAA White Space Reply Comments March 22, 2010 (PDF)
- Coalition of Wireless Microphone Users Reply Comments March 22, 2010 (PDF)
- Coalition of Wireless Microphone Users Comments March 1, 2010 (PDF)
- Coalition of Wireless Microphone Users Responds to FCC Inquiry October 30, 2009 (PDF)
- Ex Parte Letter Filed by the Coalition of Wireless Micorphone Users October 26, 2009 (PDF)
- Ex Parte Letters Filed by the Coalition of Wireless Microphone Users following meetings on September 11, 2009, with Ruth Milkman, David Goldman, and Erin McGrath (PDF)
- Coalition of Wireless Microphone Users reply to Oppositions to Petitions for Reconsideration May 18, 2009 (PDF)
- Coalition of Wireless Microphone Users opposition to Petitions for Reconsideration May 8, 2009 (PDF)
- Ex Parte Letter Filed by the PAA March 17, 2009 (PDF)
- Ex Parte Letter Filed by the PAA February 27, 2009 (PDF)
- Ex Parte Letter Filed by the Coalition of Wireless Microphone Users February 13, 2009 (PDF)
- Ex Parte Letter Filed by the PAA October 6, 2008 (PDF)
- Ex Parte Letter Filed by the PAA (formally AAA) July 30, 2007 (PDF)
- FCC Office of Engineering and Technology White Space Test Report: Public Notice (PDF)
- FCC Office of Engineering and Technology White Space Test Report: Executive Summary (PDF)
- FCC Office of Engineering and Technology White Space Test Report (PDF)
Action Alerts:
2/4/10: FCC Issues Notice to Vacate the 700s MGz Band
On January 15, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued an Order and a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking making effective their call for wireless microphone users to vacate the 700 MHz spectrum by June 12, 2010. Performing arts organizations using wireless microphones must comply with the FCC's order and leave the 700 MHz Band as soon as possible.
ACTION: If you have not already done so, be sure to confirm the frequencies on which your wireless microphones operate. If they operate in the 700 MHz Band, consult the FCC's online resource to verify if your equipment can be modified to operate outside of the affected spectrum. Depending on make and model, some of your equipment could be re-banded with a new frequency range, so it is important to begin this process immediately.
6/10/08: Protect Wireless Microphones
The FCC’s introduction of new wireless devices in radio frequencies currently used for wireless microphone and related audio equipment could have a negative impact on our communities, performers, and audiences.
ACTION: Ask your Representative and Senators to oppose legislation that would allow unlicensed devices to threaten wireless microphones used in theaters and nonprofit performance venues. Click here to see the Performing Arts Alliance Webpage, an Action Alert on this issue, and to access a sample letter.
10/30/07: FCC Rulemaking May Threaten Performing Arts Wireless Microphones!
The FCC is under pressure to approve new wireless devices to operate in the so-called "White Space." These are the same wireless frequencies used by wireless microphones in our theatres and could jeopardize your system. This issue is the most serious technology issue the American arts community has faced in the last 30 years. The FCC could act in early November on this issue.
ACTION: If your theatre has not yet filed comments with the FCC, please visit the Performing Arts Alliance website for more information.