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109th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2327
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 17, 2006
Mr. Allen (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Sununu, and Mrs. Boxer) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
A BILL
To require the FCC to issue a final order regarding white spaces.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Wireless
Innovation Act of 2006
or the Winn Act
.
White Spaces
Completion of order
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall complete its proceeding and issue a final order regarding white space in the matter of Unlicensed Operation in the TV Broadcast Bands, ET Docket No. 04–186.
Conditions
In completing the requirement described in subsection (a), the Federal Communications Commission shall in such final order—
permit unlicensed, non-exclusive use of unassigned, non-licensed television broadcast channels between 54 MHz and 698 MHz;
establish technical guidelines and requirements for the offering of unlicensed service in such band to protect incumbent licensed services and licensees from harmful interference; and
require unlicensed devices operating in such band to comply with existing certification processes.