PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 DA 16-185 Released: February 19, 2016 OFFICE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY RELEASES VERSION OF TVStudy FOR POST-AUCTION INTER-SERVICE INTERFERENCE ANALYSES PURSUANT TO OET BULLETIN NO. 74 GN Docket No. 12-268 ET Docket No. 13-26 ET Docket No. 14-14 The Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) releases today a version of the TVStudy software (Version 2.0) for use in performing inter-service interference calculations following the broadcast television spectrum incentive auction, as specified in OET Bulletin No. 74.1 The methodology in OET Bulletin No. 74 predicts interference to the signals of television stations operating in the 600 MHz Band from co-channel or adjacent channel wireless base stations in nearby markets. Version 2.0 is available at http://www.fcc.gov/oet/tvstudy. The Commission, in the Third Report and Order on inter-service interference (ISIX),2 anticipated releasing prior to the incentive auction a version of its TVStudy software that incorporates features to support post-auction inter-service interference calculations. Version 2.0 performs these calculations and includes additional features for improved functionality in the post-auction interference environment. The version of the TVStudy software that we release today will not be used in the incentive auction. As noted in OET’s June 30, 2015 Public Notice, the final version of TVStudy to be used in the broadcast television spectrum incentive auction is Version 1.3.2 (Patched), and is available on the Commission’s website at http://data.fcc.gov/download/incentive-auctions/OET-69/.3 For further information regarding the TVStudy software and to report any potential errors, contact Mark Colombo at (202) 418-7611, e-mail Mark.Colombo@fcc.gov. For further information regarding inter-service interference calculations or OET Bulletin No. 74, contact Barbara Pavón at (202) 418-2344, e-mail Barbara.Pavon@fcc.gov. – FCC – 1 OET Bulletin No. 74 is available at: https://www.fcc.gov/bureaus/oet/info/documents/bulletins/oet74/OET74.pdf. 2 Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions, Third Report and Order and First Order on Reconsideration, 30 FCC Rcd 12049, 12067 para. 37 (2015) (Third Report and Order). 3 Office of Engineering and Technology Releases Final Version of TVStudy and Releases Baseline Coverage Area and Population Served Information Related to Incentive Auction Repacking, Public Notice, 30 FCC Rcd 6964 (OET 2015) (June 30, 2015 Public Notice). The change log showing the changes from Version 1.3.2 (Patched) can be found at https://www.fcc.gov/oet/tvstudy.