Portland, Ore.-based electric utility PacifiCorp asked for a 10-month extension...
Portland, Ore.-based electric utility PacifiCorp asked for a 10-month extension of the FCC’s Jan. 1 narrowbanding deadline for its Part 90 radio channels. The utility said it made the request “out of an abundance of caution due to certain…
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contingencies that are outside its control,” which could cause delays. “PacifiCorp has been working diligently and in good faith since 2003 to complete all of the steps that will be necessary for it to reconfigure the private mobile radio service (PMRS) facilities that PacifiCorp uses to support its provision of electric utility service to the public,” the company said (http://xrl.us/bno7uh). “In addition to complying with the FCC’s narrowbanding mandate, PacifiCorp is using this opportunity to consolidate PacifiCorp’s existing PMRS systems that operate in the VHF and UHF bands and to upgrade the entire system to a trunked, narrowband system on a common frequency band and technology platform with improved spectrum efficiency and service features.” The Wireless Bureau sought comment on the request (http://xrl.us/bnpcd3) in a public notice released Tuesday. Comments are due Sept. 21, replies Sept. 28.