Wireless IP Group Urges FCC To Make Changes to White Spaces Rules

The Wireless ISP Association urged the FCC to move forward with changes to TV white spaces rules, in a meeting with Office of Engineering and Technology staff. “The WISPA representatives stated that ongoing regulatory uncertainty has raised concerns in the fixed broadband industry about the continuing availability of equipment and investment in white space deployment,” said a filing in docket 14-165. “We urged the Commission to move forward as quickly as possible to adopt rules in the subject proceeding that would provide regulatory certainty and increased flexibility consistent with many of the Commission's proposals.” Among the changes WISPA seeks is immediate incorporation of power and directional antennas into the white spaces database and the permitting of channel bonding and aggregation.