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Comments Opposing Expansion of Licensing in 900MHz Shared Unlicensed Band

May 30, 2006

NAF, et al. vigorously oppose adoption of the Notice as proposed. The proposed rules virtually replicate the 2002 Petition by Progeny LMS, LLC (Progeny Petition), which attracted considerable opposition from a broad cross-section of industry groups. Other than the continued failure of the L-LMS Band -- a risk reflected in the absurdly low prices the licenses brought at auction -- the NPRM offers no justification for adopting the proposal.

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Reply Comments on Broadcast Industry's Digital TV Distributed Transmission System

April 18, 2006

OVERVIEW

In both their comments and reply comments, broadcasters seeking expanded coverage via distributed transmission system technologies (DTS) continue to fail to acknowledge the huge opportunity costs associated with the massive expansion in geographic service area rights that they are requesting. NAF et al. described these opportunity costs in its own comments and sees no reason to repeat itself here.

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Letter of Thanks to Reps. Inslee, Blackburn and Baldwin for TV 'White Spaces' Legislation

April 6, 2006

April 6, 2006

The Honorable Marsha Blackburn
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C 20515

The Honorable Jay Inslee
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C 20515

The Honorable Tammy Baldwin
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C 20515

Dear Representatives Blackburn, Inslee and Baldwin:

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Comments Opposing Broadcast Industry's Digital TV Distributed Transmission System

February 6, 2006

SUMMARY

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Comments Opposing Airport Monopoly on Unlicensed WiFi Service

January 30, 2006

This proceeding marks a watershed in the history of unlicensed spectrum. Never before in an FCC proceeding have business users of unlicensed spectrum (as opposed to vendors of unlicensed devices and related products) stepped forward and so forcefully endorsed both the need for unlicensed spectrum and the underlying principles that justify that need. The public interest and the overwhelming majority of private interests are in complete harmony.

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Comments on Nuclear Energy Industry Petition to Access TV Band

January 17, 2006

New America Foundation (NAF), Champaign Urbana Wireless Network (CUWN), and Free Press (FP) (collectively NAF, et al.) do not dispute either the importance of maintaining the safety of the nuclear power industry to our national critical infrastructure or the usefulness of the proposed devices to the nuclear industry. Were these the only factors to consider, NAF, et al. would wholeheartedly support the above captioned request for waiver.

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DTV 201: Ed Thomas Remarks

September 7, 2005
To view Ed Thomas's remarks from the New America Foundation event, "DTV 201: How the DTV Transition Can Move the Nation from 'Broadcast to Broadband,'" please refer to the PDF linked below:

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DTV 101: Exploring the Brave New World of Digital Television

July 19, 2005
On July 19, 2005, J.H. Snider moderated a panel discussion hosted by the House Future of American Media Caucus on Capitol Hill. Attached are his introductory comments.

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Broadcast to Broadband: Completing the Digital Television Transition Can Jumpstart Affordable Wireless Broadband

July 12, 2005

On July 12, 2005, Michael Calabrese testified before the full Senate Commerce Committee about issues regarding the nation's transition from analog to digital television (DTV) broadcasting. Below is a summary of his testimony. To access the full transcript, refer to the PDF file linked below.

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Technical Reply Comments on Unlicensed Access to TV Band

January 31, 2005

INTRODUCTION

These reply comments are being filed by a coalition of the New America Foundation and other entities (NAF et al.) listed on the cover page. These entities include nonprofits, corporations, and professors of engineering, and they have joined in urging the Commission to complete positive action in its proposals in this proceeding. These entities have explicitly reserved the right to file reply comments individually. These coalition comments only concern issues on which the above entities were able to reach consensus.

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