Ad-hoc panel mooted to tackle spectrum clash
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The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC)'s telecom committee will propose to the NBTC board that the committee set up a panel to solve technical problems stemming from its plan to use part of the spectrum allocated to digital TV
Settapong Malisuwan, telecom committee chairman, said he is hopeful that the panel will be able to find a solution that will not impact on the broadcasting committee’s plan to issue digital TV licences this year.
The telecom committee seeks to use the spectrum range of 698 to 806 megahertz for the future provision of broadband cellular service. But that range overlaps with the 510-790MHz range the broadcasting committee plans to license for digital television. The telecom committee will advise the broadcasting committee to use the 470-694MHz range for digital TV instead.
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