The Public Interest Spectrum Coalition (PISC) firmly believes the Federal Communications Commission can best optimize TV band spectrum for broadband deployment, innovation, job creation, consumer welfare and economic growth more broadly only by ensuring the availability of a substantial number of 6 MHz blocks of unlicensed access to TV White Space spectrum in every local market, with a portion of that spectrum being contiguous nationwide.

After careful review, the Open Technology Institute and Public Knowledge believe that it appears likely that the operation of Progeny’s system would adversely impact the operational performance of unlicensed smart grid and broadband wireless devices. The test results suggest potentially devastating consequences for unlicensed use of the only contiguous

Victor Pickard, an assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication, has researched and written about the battle over the Blue Book, when broadcasters used red-baiting scare tactics to prejudice the public against the report’s proposed guidelines.

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... of H Band spectrum at 1995-2000 MHz, for the purpose of a future auction, appear remote and hypothetical in comparison to the immediate delay and possible loss of a market entrant," wrote Michael Calabrese of the New America Foundation in the filing.