The following statement may be attributed to the Wireless Innovation Alliance in response to the FCC’s Public Notice authorizing white space database administrators to provide service to white space devices nationwide.

The members of the Wireless Innovation Alliance (WIA) applaud the FCC’s recent announcement, authorizing approved white space database systems to provide service to TV white space devices nationwide. White space databases are vital to ensuring the most efficient use of spectrum by ensuring white space devices only operate on available channels so licensed services are protected.

This is the latest in a series of moves made by the Commission to encourage the more efficient use of our nation’s airwaves. We thank the FCC for its continued support of white space and unlicensed technologies and look forward to working together to make additional unlicensed spectrum resources available to American consumers and innovators to the benefit of our economy.