Considerations for Unlicensed and Licensed Wireless Microphone (and MVPD) Registrations

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Considerations for Unlicensed and Licensed
Wireless Microphone (and MVPD) Registrations
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Concerns

• Keep the database UI simple and in plain English
  (as best as possible).
• Consistent registrant UI across TVBDAs and FCCs
  unlicensed registration request website.
• Fast inter-database synchronization (seems to be
  a non-issue at this time).
• Security
• Biases (i.e. Googles 30 Jan 2012 ECFS Comment).

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Benefits for TVBDAs

• Less time spent on website by registrant.
• Fewer instances of multiple TVBD
  registrations.
• Less TVBDA time spent responding to
  registrant inquiries.
• Less complaints to FCC.
• More accurate and timely information from
  registrants. (More faith in system).
• More channels available for TVBDs more often.

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Simple Common UI

• All databases, including FCCs, should use same
  or very similar page layout, fields, pop up
  explanations, formatting, etc. (Well help design
  it.)
• Some sort of help menu and/or field explanation.
• Common formatting understandable by non-RF
  engineers and non-developers.
• Lat/Lon in DDMMSS
• Registrant vs owner
• Simple web pages to be workable over slow
  internet connections and small screens (phones
  and sub-tablets).

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Security

• Wireless microphone (and MVPD) registrations must
  have a security mechanism For example, user name
  and password on a per registration basis in
  addition to any call sign and/or FRN required.
  (Do not require username to match licensee name).

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Questions

• Autonomous database tests are one thing are
  tests for databases 3-9 going to test
  inter-database synchronization, and if so what
  will the metrics be for success/failure?
• Can the FCC unlicensed wireless microphone
  registration system and TVBDAs registration UIs
  be the same or similar ?