Midland Supports Garmin's General Mobile Radio Service Waiver Request
The recipient of a similar waiver in July, Midland supported Garmin International’s request for a waiver of FCC rules to allow certification of hand-held general mobile radio service (GMRS) devices (see 2310060031). Midland said its GMRS customers include off-roading and…
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outdoors enthusiasts “who often rely on GMRS radios for communications in remote areas.” Relaxing the restriction on digital data transmissions "enhances the ability of these users to connect with each other and track their respective locations, leading to a better outdoors or off-roads experience,” Midland said in a filing posted Monday in docket 24-7. Allowing more frequent data transmissions also “increases the public safety benefits of GMRS,” the company said.