FCC Seeks Comment on Public Safety Waiver Request From Oregon County
The FCC Public Safety Bureau sought comment Thursday on a proposal by Washington County, Oregon, to modify a private land mobile radio license by adding six new 800 MHz channels to its base station, located on Gales Peak. The county…
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says its 800 MHz trunked radio system provides mobile radio coverage to 18 police and fire agencies there, but expanded service to include 94 agencies from Clackamas County and Newberg, the bureau said. Washington County contends not enough public safety or vacated spectrum frequencies are available for licensing at the Gales Peak site to add the six channels it needs, said a public notice. The six channels are set aside for business/industrial/land transportation uses, so the county needs a waiver, the bureau said: Comments due June 9, replies June 23.