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The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposes and seeks comment on rules for fixed and personal/portable white space devices that would operate in: the frequency bands that are now and will continue to be allocated and assigned to broadcast television services (the TV bands); the 600 MHz Band Plan spectrum that, following the Incentive Auction, will be designated as guard bands (including a duplex gap); the portion of that spectrum allocated and assigned to new part 27 licensees where wireless licensees have not commenced operations; and Channel 37. It also proposes rules for unlicensed wireless microphone operations under part 15 of the rules in the TV bands and 600 MHz Band Plan spectrum, and for licensed wireless microphone operations under part 74 of the rules in the 600 MHz Band Plan spectrum. In addition, the NPRM proposes changes to the white spaces databases and changes for certifying, manufacturing and marketing white space devices and wireless microphones in the frequency bands at issue in this proceeding. In particular, the NPRM proposes rules to expand the location and frequency information in these databases so that they can be used to identify available frequencies for white space devices, including unlicensed wireless microphones, in the repurposed 600 MHz band, guard bands, and Channel 37.