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News and information related to the effort to make various land mobile radio systems more spectrally efficient.

May 9, 2013

Commentary

How to avoid FCC penalties now that the narrowbanding deadline has passed 1

The narrowbanding deadline has passed, but affected licensees can still take actions to avoid potentially stiff penalties from the FCC....More
Apr. 9, 2013

Commentary

The readers always write: What should service shops do? 2

The vast majority of the respondents to our recent poll question say that service shops should follow the letter of the law, even if it means losing a customer, if they are asked to work on radio equipment that does not comply with the FCC's narrowbanding rules....More
Apr. 4, 2013

Article

FCC seeks comments on 700 MHz narrowbanding

The key question is whether entities should be forced to invest resources to bring systems to 6.25 kHz efficiency when those systems might not fit their long-term needs....More
Mar. 21, 2013

Commentary

Congress needs to drop T-Band mandate 5

Based on NPSTC's recent report, Congress should remove the mandate that public-safety entities clear the T-Band spectrum (470-512 MHz)....More
Mar. 21, 2013

News

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FCC releases more information on narrowbanding enforcement 1

Licensees may submit post-deadline waiver requests--but even if waivers are granted, licensees still may be subject to enforcement action....More
Mar. 15, 2013

Commentary

Decade of remarkable change for wireless industry, IWCE

The end of yet another International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE) is upon us — the 10th IWCE that I've attended. While the name of the show remains the same, both the show and the wireless industry it serves have undergone amazing transformations during this period....More
Mar. 7, 2013

Article

Urgent Communications

USMSS seeks FCC guidance for dealing with non-compliant operators 2

Lose a customer or follow FCC rules? That's the difficult question facing many radio-service shops in the wake of the FCC's narrowbanding mandate....More
Mar. 6, 2013

Article

We still may see narrowbanding fireworks

The FCC Enforcement Bureau and frequency coordinators plan to work together to identify licensees that have not complied with the narrowbanding mandate so that appropriate action can be taken....More
Mar. 6, 2013

Commentary

The risk of 'flying under the radar' is considerable

Sooner or later, the FCC will crack down on licensees that have yet to comply with its narrowbanding mandate....More
Feb. 7, 2013

Commentary

Recent FCC actions are a positive step forward 1

The FCC has begun to define its view of what VHF/UHF narrowbanding non-compliance means....More

How to avoid FCC penalties now that the narrowbanding deadline has passed 1

The readers always write: What should service shops do? 2

FCC seeks comments on 700 MHz narrowbanding

Congress needs to drop T-Band mandate 5

FCC releases more information on narrowbanding enforcement 1

Decade of remarkable change for wireless industry, IWCE

USMSS seeks FCC guidance for dealing with non-compliant operators 2

We still may see narrowbanding fireworks

The risk of 'flying under the radar' is considerable

Recent FCC actions are a positive step forward 1

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