MariTEL is ‘circumventing the FCC’s rulemaking’ by trying to real...
MariTEL is “circumventing the FCC’s rulemaking” by trying to reallocate spectrum through FCC waiver procedures, said NTIA. The group has petitioned the FCC to deny MariTEL the necessary waivers to divide up its very high frequency (VHF) Public Coast…
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Service Area licenses. The NTIA petition, filed July 6, also asked the FCC to deny a PacifiCorp request that the FCC let it operate VHFs as part of a Private Land Mobile Radio System. “This waiver involves a vast expanse of navigable ocean and river waterways, containing some of the busiest ports in the United States,” the petition said. Also, the license division would involve frequencies associated with maritime VHF channels, perhaps interfering with the Coast Guard Automatic Identification System, which transmits a ship’s identification and GPS information, said NTIA. The Coast Guard also has filed comments opposing the proposed waiver.