LMCC Seeks Updated Rules for Digital TV Protection
The FCC should update the rules on protecting TV stations from interference by land mobile systems to reflect the shift to digital television, said the Land Mobile Communications Council in an undocketed petition for rulemaking filed Friday. The rules on…
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those protections are still based on analog broadcasting, the LMCC said. “Updated rules will maximize the interference-free use of this important band by both television stations and land mobile systems, consistent with the more advanced technologies that have been implemented by these licensees.” The shift to digital “warrants a different technical analysis to ensure continued interference-free operation.”