The Wireless Bureau denied two requests that the FCC rule that...
The Wireless Bureau denied two requests that the FCC rule that various automated maritime telecom system (AMTS) licenses have terminated automatically for failure to meet applicable coverage requirements (http://xrl.us/bng27p). The first was filed by Environmentel LLC and Skybridge Spectrum Foundation,…
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which sought a determination for various licenses held by Paging Systems. The second request was filed by Warren Havens, Environmentel, Skybridge and Intelligent Transportation & Monitoring Wireless. They sought a finding that a license of Maritime Communications/Land Mobile had terminated. At question was whether once the AMTS facilities were built, they had to operate continuously. “Petitioners argue that because the subject licenses could not have met the continuity of service requirements, their authorizations terminated automatically,” the order said. “The argument is based on the premise that continuity was a ‘coverage ... obligation’ for purposes of Section 1.946(c)” of the Communications Act. “This premise is flawed,” the order stated. “For purposes of Section 1.946(c), the relevant requirement with respect to automatic termination is the two-year construction period for each facility, rather than continuity of service.”