Dingell Warns FCC On Spectrum
Don't kill off over-the-air television just yet. That's the central message in a terse letter that Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., fired off to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski Monday urging him not to go rummaging for wireless spectrum among the frequencies allocated to TV broadcasters for their digital signals. Citing a major spectrum scarcity, the FCC needs to identify more wireless airwaves to accomplish the sweeping goals to be outlined in its upcoming national broadband plan -- and is salivating over the juicy frequencies broadcasters received. "I believe that a further loss of spectrum by broadcasters may have an adverse effect upon consumers by limiting their choice in available broadcast television," warned the lawmaker, who was born in 1926, one year before the first long-distance transmission of a live image with sound. He insisted that the agency can accomplish its broadband goals while still preserving free over-the-air television.
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