Commentary FCC grants fresh round of antenna-structure lighting waivers 29th January 2013 By Michael Higgs — FCC is considering revisions to rules regarding antenna-structure lighting.
News FCC, LMCC reps discuss narrowbanding implementation 17th January 2013 Goal is to work together to identify licensees that have not complied with the mandate, in order to better understand what to do about it.
Commentary FCC meets with frequency coordinators on narrowband 17th January 2013 FCC personnel met with Part 90 frequency coordinators concerning how those licensees who have failed to narrowband their VHF and UHF systems (and did not receive a waiver) should be treated.
News Briefs: FCC announces first post-Sandy field hearing 15th January 2013 Also, Klein adds speaker/microphone, Miami-Dade County transitions to P25, and Genesis names a director for its new division.
News FCC releases report on derecho-related 911 issues 10th January 2013 A “large portion” of 911 system outages were “avoidable,” had carriers followed best practices, according to the report.
Commentary The readers always write — this time on narrowbanding 8th January 2013 Prevailing attitude is that the FCC should allow the spectrum of non-compliant licensees to be reallocated — an outcome that is wholly impractical.
News Many public-safety licensees still need to narrowband systems 8th January 2013 An estimated 20,000 licensees still have to file applications, despite a record number of applications being filed with APCO last month.
Commentary Proposed rule change does not mean LMR spectrum auctions are imminent 8th January 2013 By Michael Higgs — A footnote in a proposed FCC ruling has some in the LMR community wondering if they will have to bid for spectrum in the future.
Commentary Analog/digital issue needs quick answer 4th January 2013 An increasing number of interference complaints has arisen in situations where analog and digital technologies are operating on VHF and UHF shared channels.
Commentary Is your National Broadband Plan funding at risk? 3rd January 2013 By Michael Higgs — Potential inaccuracies in the federal government’s National Broadband Map are not a trivial matter, because they could cost certain areas of the country vital funding.
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