Federal Communications Commission (FCC): The Issue of White Space
- Issue brief
- TCG's Involvement: Background and Issue Breakdown June 2009
- 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)
- Reply of the Coalition of Wireless Microphone Users to Oppositions to Petitions for Reconsideration May 18, 2009 (PDF)
- Opposition of the Coalition of Wireless Microphone Users to Petitions for Reconsideration May 8, 2009 (PDF)
- PAA White Space Comment Letter to the FCC March 17th, 2009 (PDF)
- PAA White Space Comment Letter to the FCC February 27, 2009 (PDF)
- Coalition of Wireless Microphone Users White Space Comment Letter to the FCC February 13, 2009 (PDF)
- PAA White Space Comment Letter to the FCC October 6, 2008 (PDF)
- PAA White Space Comment Letter to the FCC July 30, 2007 (PDF)
- Important House and Senate committees
- 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:
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.