Growing Number of Countries Back Safeguarding UHF for Broadcast TV, NABA Says

The number of nations at the World Radiocommunication Conference supporting keeping the current UHF spectrum allocation for broadcast TV is growing rapidly, from 34 at the start of WRC-15 (see 1511040040) to about 125 now, North American Broadcasters Association (NABA) said in a news release. "While wireless interests argue that adding a primary mobile allocation in the band would result in 'harmonization,' the truth is that it would result in confusion, disruption, and fragmentation," NABA said Monday. It said the two services are "incompatible, with massive separation distances required to avoid interference between them."