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To: mightylakers who wrote (8689)	3/16/2001 9:55:36 PM
From: Jon Koplik	Read Replies (1) of 196562

FCC Sets Aside TV Channels (for future wireless stuff). March 16, 2001 FCC Sets Aside TV Channels By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 4:51 p.m. ET WASHINGTON (AP) -- Slices of the airwaves now set aside to broadcast TV channels 52 through 59 could soon be used to offer consumers new services, like wireless high-speed Internet access. The government took steps Friday to speed that along. It's tied to the bigger process of broadcasters switching from analog to digital television. Once that is complete, all TV stations will be broadcasting only in digital and will occupy channels 2 through 51. All channels above that will be returned to the Federal Communications Commission so that those portions of the airwaves can be used to bring consumers new wireless offerings. Broadcasters have until 2006 or when digital TV reaches 85 percent of the market -- whichever comes later -- to return their analog channels to the government. In the meantime, they will continue to broadcast in two channels -- one analog and one digital -- so that consumers can still get a signal even if they don't have a new digital TV yet. But the commission by law must start to auction off the airwaves space even before the broadcasters clear out. Already the FCC plans an auction of the broadcast channels 60 through 69 in September. Wireless carriers are expected to bid aggressively for those licenses, even though some may have to wait before they can begin using it. Auctions for channels 52 through 59 must occur before September of 2002. Those licenses currently are held by roughly 265 TV stations operating on those channels. Those slices of the airwaves also are ideal for transmitting large amounts of data and video to handheld devices and cell phones. If they do win them in upcoming auctions, wireless companies are expected to try and strike up private deals with the broadcasters to encourage them to move out of those channels more quickly. The commission, under its action Friday, sought comment on possible steps to expedite the voluntary agreements between auction winners and broadcasters and on licensing rules for that portion of the airwaves. Copyright 2001 The Associated Press

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