Representatives of the Coalition of Wireless Microphone Users met...
Representatives of the Coalition of Wireless Microphone Users met with officials from the FCC Office of Engineering and Technology to press their case that wireless microphone users be eligible for treatment comparable to users of white spaces devices under…
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Part 74 of the commission’s rules, the group said in an ex parte filing. The coalition also is proposing that users receive a limited 60-day amnesty period during which they could apply for licenses to cover their grandfathered use of the spectrum. CWMU said “producers of live performing arts, cultural presentations (including religious presentations), professional or amateur sporting events, conventions or trade shows, or the owners or operators of venues where such events take place; or government or educational entities” should be eligible. “CWMU members have been working toward eliminating any of their Wireless Microphones in the 700 MHz band and are preparing to comply with a date to be set by the Commission for completely abandoning that spectrum block,” the group said. “Meanwhile, CWMU is prepared to discuss times and locations for testing with new licensees in the 700 MHz band to ensure there are no disruptions to existing operations pending an FCC decision specifying the date on which Wireless Microphones must cease operations in that band.”