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Scanned Document -~.:. Association of Performing Arts Presenters .. .. : . ". VIA ELECTRONIC FILING January 13, 2010 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street SW Washington, DC 20554 Re: Ex Parte Communication, Revisions to Rules Authorizing the Operation ofLow Power Auxiliary Stations in the 698-806 MHz Band, WT Docket No. 08-166; Public Interest Spectrum Coalition, Petition for Rulemaking Regarding Low Power Auxiliary Stations, Including Wireless Microphones, and the Digital Television Transition. WT Docket No. 08-167 Dear Ms. Dortch: The Association ofPerforming Arts Presenters ("Arts Presenters") requests that the Commission recognize the legitimate use ofwireless microphones used in the performing arts by expanding eligibility for licensing ofwireless microphones to include performing arts organizations, by permitting incumbent wireless microphone operations to relocate to spectrum in the TV Core (on or below UHF Channel 51), by adopting appropriate technical and service rules for such operations and by affording interference protection for wireless microphone operations from co-channel and adjacent channel unlicensed fixed and mobile white space operations. Arts Presenters includes nearly 2,000 members representing the nation's leading performing arts centers, including civic and university performance facilities, as well as artist agencies, managers, touring companies, national consulting practices that service the field, and a growing roster ofself-presenting artists. Arts Presenters members operate in all 50 states and range from large performing arts centers in major urban cities, outdoor festivals and rural community-focused organizations to academic institutions, artists and artist managers. For the Commission's information, attached is a copy ofthe participants listings from the January 2010 Arts Presenters conference. Major university performance facilities and arts presenters, such as the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts at the University ofIllinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University ofNorth Carolina at Chapel Hill, to leading national concert venues such as the Kennedy Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission Page 2 Center and the WolfTrap Center for the Performing Arts, all use wireless microphones for live performing arts performances across all performing arts disciplines. Our members are renown for the performances they produce and perform, but in addition, for the many important contributions they make in every community they serve through extensive outreach programs in schools and by affording underserved and underprivileged populations opportunities to enrich their lives through the performing arts. 1. Wireless devices currently operated by the members ofArts Presenters on TV broadcast spectrum are a unique and irreplaceable component ofthe performance "experience. II Wireless microphone technology is commonly used in the performing arts, educational institutions, and Broadway productions across the country. This equipment has been used on stages for more than three decades and has been continually refined to deliver a first-class sound environment. Since the early days ofwireless microphones, this technology has freed performers from cumbersome cords, microphone stands and other stationary mikes, allowing unrestricted movement and sophisticated sound. Wireless systems also are heavily used backstage for the two-way radios used by stagehands to communicate and execute complex technical activity. Wireless microphones are important to the quality ofperformance and contribute to the safety ofperforniers. The wireless audio devices used by the performing arts on TV broadcast spectrum include: microphones, intercoms, in-ear monitors, certain walkie talkies, and/or cueinglIFB systems. (Such devices do not include cellular phones, wireless data cards, LAN equipment, and other devices that do not operate in the "white space" spectrum, such as ticket verification and assisted listening equipment.) 2. Arts Presenters supports compliance with the interference protection rights of primary TV broadcast operations on TV Core spectrum. Over the past 35 years, wireless audio devices used by the performing arts have operated on radio frequencies between the television broadcast channels on a secondary basis, which assures that they will not cause harmful interference to off-air TV reception. Arts Presenters supports continued adherence to the Commission's policies affording such protections to TV broadcast operations. 3. Arts Presenters also supports the adoption ofappropriate deadlines for wireless microphone operations to vacate the portion ofthe 700 MHz band (above Channel 512 which has been reallocated for new advanced commercial and public safety wireless broadband services. The FCC released a tentative agenda for its January 20 Commission meeting indicating that it intends to consider an Order and Further Notice ofProposed Rulemaking to complete an important component ofthe DTV transition by prohibiting the further Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission Page 3 distribution and sale ofdevices that operate in the 700 MHz frequency, setting a date by which existing wireless microphone devices must clear spectrum above Channel 51 to enable the rollout ofpublic safety services, and the deployment ofnext generation wireless devices for consumers. While Arts Presenters supports the concept of a deadline for vacating the 700 MHz band, we believe that sound administration ofthe Commission's goals also requires that the Commission allow enough time to permit existing wireless microphone operations to transition in compliance with new Commission rules permitting licensed operations on spectrum on or below UHF Channel 51. This would include time to adopt new licensing rules, to acquaint the community ofarts organizations with the Commission's licensing requirements, to give them time to file applications and obtain grants, to order and install new equipment (or to arrange for modifications to existing equipment) and to test and operate new equipment to assure compliance with the Commission's new rules. 4. The Commission also should adopt technical rules to extend to incumbent wireless microphone operations, which have relocated onto the spectrum in the TV Core (Channels 51 and below), protections from harmful interference caused by unlicensed "white space" devices. Arts Presenters recognizes the benefits ofgreater access to the internet and encourages innovations that expand connectivity for underserved populations including uses of unlicensed "white space" technologies. At the same time, we are concerned that this shared use ofthe broadcast spectrum by unlicensed devices may open the door to increased radio interference to professional wireless microphone and audio systems, adversely affecting the ability ofthese systems to provide the high-quality performances that audiences have come to expect and endangering performers. The Arts Presenters urges the Commission to make sure that post-relocation incumbent users' wireless microphone technology does not suffer interference. Therefore, Arts Presenters encourages the Commission to: Recognize the legitimate use ofwireless microphones used in the performing arts; Establish a broad definition ofwho should be protected as the most reliable way of ensuring that there will not be inadvertent interference to performances in venues ofany size; and Allow performing arts venues, their artists, staff, and audiences, to be afforded protection from harmful interference caused by unlicensed "white space" devices. Pursuant to Section 1.1206 ofthe Commission's Rules, this letter is being electronically filed with your office. Ifyou have any questions regarding this submission, please contact the undersigned. Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission Page 4 Sincerely, Sandra Gibson President & ChiefExecutive Officer Association ofPerforming Arts Presenters Association of Performing Arts PresentersD 1211 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20036 I Phone: 202.833.2787 I Fax: 202.833.1543 WELCOME TO THE 53RD ANNUAL MEMBERS CONFERENCE! TABLE OF CONTENTS 2010 Exhibitor Delegates and Attendees .. 4 2010 Non-Exhibiting Delegates by State . 21 2010 Non-Exhibiting International Delegates by Country. ........................ 38 2010 All Delegates by Last Name ............. 40 FOUND AN ERROR? We've done everything possible to ensure the information in this directory is accurate. However, if you find that any of the information about you or your organizations is incorrect, please let us know so that we can update this online listing. Communicate requested changes to the following email: info@ apapconference.org. In the Subject line type: Change Request in Participants List. In the body of the email, please tell us the details of your requested change(s), including the page number where the error(s} occurred. Include your contact information in case we have to follow-up with any questions. The following Participants List is current as of December 17, 2009. @201 0 Association ofPerforming Arts Presenters. Reproduction or electronic storage of the contents ofthis list is expressly forbidden. ASPECIAL THANK YOU TO THIS YEAR'S ANNUAL MEMBERS CONFERENCE SPONSORS SILVER SPONSORS [] ~~? 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