The city of N.Y., on behalf of its police and firefighters, asked...
The city of N.Y., on behalf of its police and firefighters, asked the FCC to rethink plans to establish a deadline for many private land mobile radio licensees to transition to 6.25 kHz technology. Before imposing any deadlines, the…
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
If your job depends on informed compliance, you need International Trade Today. Delivered every business day and available any time online, only International Trade Today helps you stay current on the increasingly complex international trade regulatory environment.
FCC should issue a further notice of proposed rulemaking to “reevaluate the mandate and address how the interests of public safety communications can best be promoted,” NYC said. The city filed a petition for reconsideration to the 3rd report and order in the proceeding, which the FCC approved in March. The FCC said in the order its goal is to promote adoption of a more efficient narrowband channel plan, employing equipment that can operate in 6.25 kHz channels, which are 1/4 the size of channels formerly used. “This order affords agencies no opportunity to plan and implement a reasoned migration path consistent with public safety standards,” NYC said: “It will strand investment in communications networks to the detriment of local and state government public safety operations.”