Wireless Mics, Other White Spaces Devices Should Be Regulated Differently, Sennheiser Says

Sennheiser representatives met with Julius Knapp, chief of the FCC Office of Engineering and Technology, and other officials to say wireless mics "and white space devices use different technology and serve different purposes,” said an ex parte filing at the commission. “They should not be regulated identically.” Sennheiser showed its “top-of-the-line Digital 9000 wireless microphone system, demonstrating the technological innovations of the industry and showing how professional wireless microphone operators scan the UHF frequency range and take other steps to find clear spectrum for wireless microphone use,” the company said. The filing was posted by Tuesday in docket 12-268.