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HR 1320 110th Congress House

Interference Protection for Existing Television Band Devices Act of 2007

Official title: To protect important existing television band devices in the unassigned, non-licensed television channels from harmful interference from new devices.

Introduced: May 14, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Mar 6, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Mar 5, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 5, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 6, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Interference Protection for Existing Television Band Devices Act of 2007 - Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to: (1) permit fixed location, certified unlicensed devices to use, on non-exclusive terms, unassigned, non-licensed television broadcast channels between 54 megahertz and 698 megahertz in rural areas no sooner than February 17, 2009; and (2) protect from harmful interference incumbent certified low-power auxiliary devices providing real-time, high-quality audio transmissions over distances of approximately 100 meters.

Allows the FCC to consider permitting the operation of non-fixed (personal/portable) location, certified unlicensed devices to use the non-licensed television broadcast channels between 54 megahertz and 698 megahertz in certain circumstances.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 4, 2008
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jul 16, 2007
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 7, 2007
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 14, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1320: Interference Protection for Existing Television Band Devices Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1320/
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