The FCC Public Safety Bureau sought comment on a request...
The FCC Public Safety Bureau sought comment on a request by Louisiana that it be allowed to operate the Louisiana Wireless Information Network (LWIN) in the 700 MHz narrowband spectrum using 12.5 kHz channels through Dec. 31, 2024. The FCC’s…
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deadline for narrowbanding systems like LWIN is Jan. 1. “In support of its Petition for Waiver, Louisiana argues that, ’the purpose of the 6.25 kHz channel mandate is to allow for a more efficient use of the 700 MHz spectrum dedicated to public safety,'” the bureau said (http://xrl.us/bnhw4g). “Louisiana argues that, ‘LWIN is fully built and operational across the State of Louisiana and is already using available spectrum to provide mission critical voice communications to its first responder community.’ Additionally, ’the cost to build new radio systems for the reconfigured 700 MHz spectrum is cost prohibitive and any new system in Louisiana within the last six years has been built to operate in the VHF and UHF spectrum.'” Comments are due Aug. 3.