December 17, 2004 A PRIMEDIA Property


CONTENTS
Industry News
Sense of Congress resolutions tells TV broadcasters to vacate spectrum

DTV sales approach 1 million in October, will exceed 2004 estimates

Broadcasters, cable industry line up in opposition to Wi-Fi proposal

ATSC members select Rast as new chairman of the board

Presidential memo aims to improve national spectrum management

FCC Actions
FCC adopts measure to promote growth of ultra-wideband devices

NCTA objects to broadcasters' DTV transition proposal in letter to Powell

Advisory Committee on Diversity urges commission to modify EEO rules

Adelstein takes oath for new five-year term

Dateline
Dates and events you need to know

RF Products and Reviews
Videotek introduces the SQM-355 advanced MPEG data analysis module

Belo to go full power at four DTV stations with Harris Sigma CD transmitters

KOMU turns to Telecast fiber transceivers for Mizzou game coverage

Radiant Communications V4400 series offers solution for TV-over-IP

ntl sells broadcast business to investors for $2.44 billion

Broad Telecom completes ERTU transmission monitoring project


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Industry News
Sense of Congress resolutions tells TV broadcasters to vacate spectrum
The non-binding resolution came only after efforts by industry lobbyists to water down a mandatory measure to establish a certain date.

DTV sales approach 1 million in October, will exceed 2004 estimates
Unit sales of DTV products increased 102 percent in dollar sales from October 2003.

Broadcasters, cable industry line up in opposition to Wi-Fi proposal
The proposal, part of an FCC effort to spur development of new wireless technology, is a cause for worry.

ATSC members select Rast as new chairman of the board
Rast has extensive executive experience in nearly every aspect of DTV and played a key role in the creation of the Grand Alliance digital television system.

Presidential memo aims to improve national spectrum management
The government's focus is designed to free up spectrum for greater economic development.


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FCC Actions
FCC adopts measure to promote growth of ultra-wideband devices
In its Report and Order, the commission amended rules to permit increased peak power limits and reduce unwanted emission levels for the 5925-7250MHz, 16.2-17.2GHz, and 23.12-29GHz bands.

NCTA objects to broadcasters' DTV transition proposal in letter to Powell
The letter responded to a plan put forth by broadcasters for completion of the analog-to-digital transition.

Advisory Committee on Diversity urges commission to modify EEO rules
Several recommendations were adopted at the Dec. 10 meeting.

Adelstein takes oath for new five-year term
Outgoing Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle administered the oath to Adelstein during a private ceremony at the U.S. Capitol.


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Dateline
Dates and events you need to know
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RF Products and Reviews
Videotek introduces the SQM-355 advanced MPEG data analysis module
The SQM-355 module accepts and analyzes one MPEG stream for compliance to Technical Report ETR 101-290.

Belo to go full power at four DTV stations with Harris Sigma CD transmitters
With the purchase, Belo has raised the total number of Harris transmitters it owns to 44.

KOMU turns to Telecast fiber transceivers for Mizzou game coverage
The university is using the Telecast equipment with its existing fiber infrastructure to feed high-quality broadcast signals to and from Mizzou Arena and other locations.

Radiant Communications V4400 series offers solution for TV-over-IP
The V4400 series delivers video and audio over T1 lines, even when a LAN/WAN does not exist and fiber is not present.

ntl sells broadcast business to investors for $2.44 billion
The ntl broadcast business provides tower site leasing, broadcast transmission, satellite, media, public safety communications and other network services in the UK and the Republic of Ireland.

Broad Telecom completes ERTU transmission monitoring project
The installations include 11 Leader 5851 PAL vectorscopes and 11 Leader 5861V waveform monitors.


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