We don’t need to auction the D block spectrum for public safety

By: Neil Stevens (Diary)  |  March 30th at 04:00 PM  | 

Remember the Digital TV transition? That was when we took advantage of improved technology by making all the broadcast TV stations give up their old, huge blocks of wireless spectrum, in exchange for receiving new, narrower blocks. By making the switch, we made room for new wireless technologies to bloom. That room was split into 5 “blocks.” The C block, for example, was auctioned off | Read More »

Obama’s DTV delay dies in the House, thanks to Republicans

By: Neil Stevens (Diary)  |  January 28th at 04:18 PM  | 

President Obama wants to delay the long-announced, long-planned, long-desired-by-first-responders transition from analog to digital television broadcasts. By replacing the old, large-bandwidth-consuming NTSC standard with the new, sharper, narrow-bandwidth ATSC, we create lots of room in the radio spectrum for other broadcasts, including those by firefighters, police, and other public safety workers. However Obama wants to delay it for a few months, claiming that people aren’t | Read More »