The FCC Wireless Bureau waived its Jan. 1 VHF/UHF narrowbanding deadline to...
The FCC Wireless Bureau waived its Jan. 1 VHF/UHF narrowbanding deadline to Oct. 31, 2013, for an electric utility. “Based on the record before us, we conclude that PacifiCorp has presented sufficient facts to meet the high standard for grant…
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of the requested waiver,” the order said (http://xrl.us/bnui3k). “PacifiCorp has been diligently preparing for the transition to narrowbanding since 2003 by allotting all the necessary funding to meet the deadline, licensing new narrowband frequencies, placing all switching infrastructure for the new system in service, and replacing all mobile and portable radios with narrowband-capable models.” It doesn’t appear the waiver “will significantly harm neighboring systems,” the order said: The utility’s “system operates independently of similar systems used by neighboring utilities or jurisdictions, and does not have any interoperability or interdependence with other radio systems."