Clarifying Harmful Interference Will Facilitate Wireless Innovation

July 28, 2017

In recent years, many of the spectrum policy controversies in the United States have dealt with the basic issue of whether a proposed technology or service will cause “harmful interference” to existing spectrum users. Resolving these issues has typically taken several years in an era where technology is moving at “Internet speed.” As the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) discussed in its Wireless Innovation Inquiry, the delays and lack of transparency associated with making go/no-go determinations on harmful interference may be discouraging private investment in the development of innovative wireless technology.

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Gemeente Coevorden

The municipality of Coevorden, located in the southeastern corner of the province of Drenthe, was established in its current form on 1 January 1998 as a result of the municipal reorganisation of Drenthe. The municipality comprises the old city of Coevorden and a number of rural villages that offer attractive living environments, such as Dalen, Sleen, Oosterhesselen, Zweeloo and Aalden. The municipality is 30,000 ha in size and has a population of approximately 36,000.

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