The Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System reminded the FCC...
The Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System reminded the FCC of the “critical public safety land mobile radio use” of spectrum in the 470-512 MHz band, TV channels 14-20. The system said it’s deploying an interoperable voice network in the…
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spectrum. “Under no circumstances should a ‘repurposing’ of the television spectrum prevent the ongoing public safety use of the 470-512 MHz band,” LA-RICS said. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office noted that parts of the 470-512 MHz band are “authorized by both rule and waiver” for public safety use in the Los Angeles as well as New York, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington, Chicago, Miami, Pittsburgh, Dallas, and Houston metropolitan areas. “The 470-512 MHz band has long been, and is expected to remain, the principal public safety mobile frequency band in Los Angeles,” the office said. “A total of 50 law enforcement agencies and fire departments within the County operate their primary public safety communications in the UHF band, primarily in 470-512 MHz."