Tell Me What You Think...
Together with EWA’s new web site, we have launched “Crosby’s Blog” which provides me the opportunity to informally comment on a greater variety of wireless activities, industry events and FCC initiatives. “My advisors” keep telling me to keep the content of the Blog short and sweet, so I will do my best with that well-intentioned advice. Of course, I will continue to write a commentary column when a specific topic just begs for a more thorough explanation. Members are encouraged to share their opinions with me in the Blog. Let’s have some fun … we could use it! …
Category: Message trom the PresidentMexico Border Rebanding Extension Granted
Negotiation periods for Wave 4 NPSPAC (Stage 2) and non-NPSPAC (Stage 1) licensees in the U.S.-Mexico border region have been extended until January 3, 2011, with January 4th as the mediation deadline. A filing freeze on new applications is 30 work days after the January 3, 2011, date. FCC Public Notice, DA 10-1888, 30 Sep 10
Category: In the newsLMCC Continues to Explore Licensing Non-Standard Channels
Interested LMCC members, including EWA, are reviewing further proposals regarding preferred licensing protocols for non-standard channel centers, and currently, it is being recommended that licenses reflect the actual operating centers. The parties are continuing to explore the possibility of licensing non-standard channel centers in the VHF band, which presents a more challenging coordination environment since frequencies are not assigned in pairs. Additional discussions are planned prior to review by the full LMCC membership and potential submittal to the FCC.
Category: In the newsPublic Safety Asked for 700 MHz Comments
State public safety and 700 MHz Regional Planning Committees (RPCs) have been invited to comment on flexible use of the 700 MHz narrowband allocation and guard band for broadband services. Comments must address the current and future use of 700 MHz narrowband networks, how much of the narrowband allocation and guard band should be made available for broadband operations, and whether broadband use in this spectrum would potentially interfere with existing or future public safety narrowband operations. Historically, this community has emphasized the ongoing need for narrowband allocations for mission critical voice applications and distinguished those requirements from the anticipated use of broadband capacity. Given their current view that the 700 MHz D Block should be reallocated from commercial to public safety service, it is anticipated that this proposal will receive significant support from public safety entities. Comments are due on December 3, 2010. FCC Public Notice, DA 10-1877, 28 Sep 10
Category:Musician Strums Up a Wireless Mic Citation
A guitar playing couple in Lighthouse Point, Florida was cited for operating on 169.45 MHz without a license and interfering with a Federal Government communications system. Any further operation of their Shure T1G rig without a valid FCC license, they were told, would constitute a violation of federal laws and could subject them to monetary fines and seizure of equipment (perhaps not the guitar). The frequency 169.45 MHz is available for secondary use under FCC Rule Section 90.265. FCC Notice of Unlicensed Operation, 28Sep10. Shure FCC ID DD4T1A
Category: Enforcement Corner