The unvarnished words of EWA Chief Strategy Officer Mark Crosby.
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Crosby's Blog
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07/08/2013
This past May, EWA suggested that the FCC clarify what registration information is required for embedded signal boosters and to provide an online database of already certified devices that meet the Consumer Signal Booster Network Protection Standard. Later, both Verizon Wireless (Verizon) and CTIA - The Wireless Association® (CTIA) filed comments opposing the EWA Petition.
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06/03/2013
EWA’s Board of Directors convened its 2013 Spring Board of Directors meeting this past week in La Quinta, California.
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05/16/2013
We are sure that the industry’s message to the FCC was near unanimous, namely, that T-Band is an incredible spectrum resource that is used extensively by both public safety and non-public safety entities, and that the legislation instructing the FCC to take away public safety’s T-Band use is an incredibly flawed telecom policy.
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01/29/2013
American Time & Signal (ATS) has chosen to confront EWA’s request for clarification regarding the FCC’s decision to permit ATS to license what are fixed location wireless clock installations as mobile stations under a private carrier license granted to ATS.
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07/19/2012
EWA was being a bit too reserved when it stated in November 2011 FCC comments that “the frequency selection process has historically proven to be a rather cumbersome exercise” for those public safety licensees who seek to deploy Vehicular Repeater Service (VRS) units. Rather cumbersome? It’s easier to plan a successful mission to land humans on Pluto and have them return safe and sound.
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05/02/2012
“This action will serve to stabilize the spectral environment while the Commission considers issues surrounding future use of the T-Band.” This was the statement in the FCC’s announcement that it was imposing a limited suspension of the acceptance and processing of certain applications for Part 22 and 90 systems operating in the 470-512 MHz band.
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03/12/2012
Effective Monday, March 12th, there are now three and only three public safety organizations that have the coveted FCC-certified frequency advisory committee medallion. On February 22nd, IMSA/IAFC and FCCA announced that they had joined their respective frequency coordination forces under a single organization called the Public Safety Communications Associates (PSCA).
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02/28/2012
For a while there, there just didn’t seem to be a lot of wireless regulatory news to report.
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01/26/2012
I read in the FCC’s releases earlier this week that Shelby County, Alabama was granted waivers, in one respect a partial waiver, to operate a VHF trunked system that will use both public safety and Industrial/Business frequencies. Good for them.
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12/27/2011
I suspect that many folks this time of year have wish lists. I do. Wouldn’t it be nice if the FCC lifted the 900 MHz new Industrial/Business system licensing freeze that hasn’t been necessary for over two years now.