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800 MHz Transition Administrator Clarifies Canadian Dividing Line

The 800 MHz Transition Administrator clarified the Canadian border region (CBR) enhanced specialized mobile radio (ESMR) dividing line at the instruction of the FCC, said a filing. The TA said it determined the highest frequency occupied by a non-ESMR licensee…

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in each of the six CBRs “by reviewing replacement frequency proposals for 800 MHz licensees, amendments to frequency proposals, and licensing records in the FCC’s Universal Licensing System.” The TA said it then identified the dividing line as “the frequency 12.5 kHz above the highest frequency licensed by a non-ESMR licensee in each CBR.” The TA has assisted with the 800 MHz rebanding, underway since 2004, designed to address interference to public safety in the 800 MHz band.