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Canadian Transition To New Spectrum...
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| Topic: | Canadian Transition To New Spectrum Allocation & ATSC 3.0 This thread has 4 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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| Post 1 made on Monday January 16, 2017 at 18:22 |
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[Link: ic.gc.ca]
Decisions Posted on I.C. Website - August 14, 2015 Because the U.S. Reverse & Forward Auction is winding down, and the Canadian response will be taking effect soon after, IU started a new thread just for the Canadian transition scheme.
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| OP | Post 2 made on Monday January 16, 2017 at 18:35 |
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DECISION 5:
In light of the considerations and comments mentioned above, Industry Canada has decided that, where possible, no Canadian TV assignments will be made in the last TV channel adjacent to the originally proposed guard band, effectively increasing the guard band between the frequencies used for mobile and TV services by 6 MHz and reducing the potential for interference to broadcast services from the mobile services.
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Translation - since the 'last TV channel adjacent to the originally proposed guard band' is channel 36 with the 84 MHz repurposing of spectrum, CITS-DT 36 Hamilton will have to move to a lower frequency, if possible.
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| OP | Post 3 made on Monday January 16, 2017 at 19:03 |
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98. The actual sequence of channel changes for individual stations cannot be determined until the new channel assignments are known at the conclusion of the incentive auction. DECISION 6: The new DTV allotment plan will be developed based on the following design objectives and supporting measures:- The new DTV allotment plan will not include vacant TV allotments.
- The new allotment plan will be based on current operating parameters for the TV broadcasting undertakings.
- Available channels must be ensured for all operating regular power TV stations in Canada.
- In the new DTV allotment plan, regular power TV stations operating in DTV mode will not change the band in which they operate whether it be UHF, HVHF or LVHF; regular power TV stations operating in National Television System Committee (NTSC) mode will not change the band that they were allotted in the current DTV Post Transition Allotment Plan.
- Existing TV stations will not be able to switch their band of operation or increase operating parameters until the end of the moratorium on new applications for licensing in the TV broadcasting bands.
The good news is that no Canadian UHF station will be moving to the inferior VHF band., unlike in the U.S. where some stations (most probably PBS) will move to VHF for financial reasons.
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| OP | Post 4 made on Monday January 16, 2017 at 19:08 |
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DECISION 7:In light of the considerations and comments mentioned above, Industry Canada will use the planning parameters and technical assumptions listed in Annex C to develop the new DTV allotment plan.One concern is that the population statistics is based on the 2011 Census which might be a bit outdated.
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| OP | Post 5 made on Monday January 16, 2017 at 19:24 |
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DECISION 8:
In light of the considerations and comments mentioned above, the following decisions have been adopted:- Industry Canada will work with the FCC to develop a process to transition to the new DTV allotment plan based on a phase-in approach.
- All regular power TV undertakings currently operating below the to-be-repurposed 600 MHz band that need to relocate to a new channel assignment in the new DTV allotment plan will be provided with a minimum notification period of 18 months after the implementation plan is finalized.
- Regular power TV undertakings (in either DTV or NTSC mode) currently operating in the to-be-repurposed 600 MHz band will be permitted to continue using their current channels and modes of operation (i.e. analog or digital) until the spectrum is needed for the deployment of mobile broadband services. Industry Canada will issue a displacement notification only if it is determined that the continued operation of these undertakings will prevent the deployment of new mobile services in the 600 MHz band.
- For these TV undertakings, the following minimum notification periods will apply (as detailed in Annex A): (i) regular power TV undertakings located in urban areas will be afforded a minimum of a one-year notification period; and (ii) regular power TV undertakings located in all other areas will be afforded a minimum of a two-year notification period.
- Regular power TV undertakings (in either DTV or NTSC mode) operating outside the to-be-repurposed 600 MHz band will be permitted to operate on a secondary basis (i.e., on a no-interference, no-protection basis) relative to other TV stations.
- Additional information will be collected to evaluate the ability of broadcasting facilities to operate over extended frequency ranges.
8C indicates that stations will only have to move when their spectrum is needed, not by a predetermined regulatory date. Stations in rural areas will probably operate on their current channel longer than urban stations.
8B implies that some Canadian stations currently operating under channel 36/37 could have to move (with an 18 month warning) to accommodate new U.S. allotments.
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