The FCC denied a waiver request by Springfield, Mo., which...
The FCC denied a waiver request by Springfield, Mo., which constructed a land mobile radio station in the 800 MHz band, years after the construction deadline passed. The city was supposed to complete construction of the facility in 2005. The…
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station was built in 2011 instead and the city asked the FCC for a waiver. “We note that Springfield failed to timely file its request to extend or waive the construction deadline, therefore, its authorization terminated automatically on the date the construction period expired,” the Wireless Bureau said (http://xrl.us/bmwkxu). If the city wants to continue operating the station, it must ask for special temporary authority to do so, the bureau said.