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In the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the Commission proposes to amend part 15 subpart H of its rules to improve the quality of the geographic location and other data submitted for fixed white space devices operating on unused frequencies in the TV Bands and, in the future, the new 600 MHz Band for wireless services (600 MHz Band). The proposals are designed to improve the integrity of the white space database system and, as white space device deployments grow, to increase the confidence of all spectrum users of these frequency bands that the white space geolocation/database spectrum management scheme fully protects licensees and other authorized users. The proposed rules would eliminate the professional installer option for fixed white space devices and require that each fixed white space device incorporate a geo-location capability to determine its location. This Notice also proposes options to accommodate fixed white space device installations in locations where an internal geo-location capability is not able to provide this information. Further, we clarify and propose to modify other rules regarding fixed white space device registration to ensure the integrity of the information provided by white space device users.