Winn Act

Wireless Innovation Act of 2006 or the Winn Act - Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to issue a final order that: (1) permits unlicensed, non-exclusive use of unassigned, non-licensed television broadcast channels between 54 MHz and 698 MHz; (2) establishes technical guidelines and requirements for the offering of unlicensed service in such band to protect incumbent licensed services and licensees from harmful interference; and (3) requires unlicensed devices operating in the band to comply with existing certification processes.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2327 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2327

   To require the FCC to issue a final order regarding white spaces.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 17, 2006

    Mr. Allen (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Sununu, and Mrs. Boxer) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require the FCC to issue a final order regarding white spaces.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Wireless Innovation Act of 2006'' or 
the ``Winn Act''.

SEC. 2. WHITE SPACES.

    (a) Completion of Order.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall 
complete its proceeding and issue a final order regarding white space 
in the matter of Unlicensed Operation in the TV Broadcast Bands, ET 
Docket No. 04-186.
    (b) Conditions.--In completing the requirement described in 
subsection (a), the Federal Communications Commission shall in such 
final order--
            (1) permit unlicensed, non-exclusive use of unassigned, 
        non-licensed television broadcast channels between 54 MHz and 
        698 MHz;
            (2) establish technical guidelines and requirements for the 
        offering of unlicensed service in such band to protect 
        incumbent licensed services and licensees from harmful 
        interference; and
            (3) require unlicensed devices operating in such band to 
        comply with existing certification processes.
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