II 109th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2327 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 A BILL To require the FCC to issue a final order regarding white spaces.

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Short title

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

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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.