The FCC should drop any plans to allow wireless mics to operate i...
The FCC should drop any plans to allow wireless mics to operate in 700 MHz spectrum used by public safety “due to the potential for dangerous interference to public safety communications systems,” APCO said in a filing. APCO said…
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it strongly supports the commission’s decision to prohibit wireless microphone use of the 700 MHz band, but an accompanying further rulemaking notice raises troubling questions. “The Commission proposes that Part 15, unlicensed wireless microphones be allowed to operate in the television broadcast spectrum, including portions of that spectrum also used for public safety communications,” the group said. “The Commission’s rules allocate a portion of the 470-512 MHz band for public safety and other private land mobile radio communications in eleven major metropolitan areas.” In New York, Los Angeles and other cities, “the 470-512 MHz band has become a principal source of radio spectrum for interoperable public safety communications systems, and some of the nation’s largest public safety agencies use the band for virtually all of their mobile and portable radio communications,” APCO said. “Unlicensed wireless microphones operating in the 470-512 MHz band could create serious and life-threatening interference to police, fire, emergency medical and other public safety communications.”