ATC RADIO FREQ 134 PT 15 FAILED. BUEC DID NOT WORK. ONGOING SITUATION.

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I WAS THE RADAR CTLR AT SECTOR 06 IN WASHINGTON CENTER. TSTMS WERE ALL AROUND MY AIRSPACE TO THE N; NE; E; AND SE. I WAS ONLY TALKING TO 3 ACFT AT THE TIME. 2 OF THEM NEEDING TO CLB; AND 1 NEEDING TO DSND. I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR 5 POINTOUTS THAT WERE IN MY AIRSPACE AND DEVIATING. I EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF COM ON FREQ 134.15. I ATTEMPTED THE BUEC AND HAD NO LUCK ON BUEC 2 OR 3. THE NEXT BUEC AVAILABLE WAS #6 AND THE ACFT COULD APPARENTLY HEAR ME BUT THEY WERE UNREADABLE TO ME. I WAS ADVISED BY THE SUPVR TO SWITCH TO 135.52. THIS FREQ WORKED AND I EVENTUALLY GOT ALL OF THE ACFT TO SWITCH TO THIS FREQ. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED ON A REGULAR BASIS ACCORDING TO OTHER CTLRS I HAVE TALKED TO. IF THIS PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED 10 MINS EARLIER; IT WOULD HAVE POSED A SERIOUS THREAT TO SAFETY AT MY SECTOR. AIRSPACE IN THE MID- ATLANTIC REGION IS DESIGNED SO THAT CLRNCS ARE USUALLY GIVEN TO ACFT AS SOON AS THEY ENTER YOUR AIRSPACE. ANY DELAY IN GIVING THESE CLB/DSND CLRNCS HAMPERS THE EFFECTIVE FLOW OF TFC. A LOSS OF FREQS THAT OCCURS ALMOST EVERY DAY IS ONE PROBLEM THAT CTLRS WOULD LIKE TO SEE TAKEN CARE OF. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT AFTER THIS INCIDENT FACILITY MAINT WORKED ON THE FREQ AND THE RPTR HAS NOT EXPERIENCED ANY OUTAGES SINCE THAT TIME. RPTR STATED BUEC IS STILL A PROBLEM. SOMETIMES HE CAN HEAR THE ACFT BUT THE ACFT CANNOT HEAR HIM AND VICE VERSA.