FCC To Conduct White Space Test At FedEx Field On Saturday

By Eric Fisher, Staff Writer, SportsBusiness Journal

FCC To Conduct White Space Test At FedEx Field

The FCC on Saturday will conduct one of its white space field tests at FedEx Field before and during the Redskins' preseason game against the Bills. The test will be part of an ongoing effort to determine the proper use of unassigned broadband spectrum territory, otherwise known as "white space." The government and several technology firms are pushing to use the space to expand wireless broadband Internet service and speed, while a coalition of sports broadcasters and properties have argued the uncontrolled arrival of many new signals into that part of the spectrum would disrupt existing game and TV operations using wireless technology. In June, the NFL and ESPN invited the FCC to use league and network facilities, particularly FedEx Field and M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, for field testing.