Columbia Gas Transmission asked for an extension until July 1...
Columbia Gas Transmission asked for an extension until July 1 to get its systems in compliance with the FCC’s private land mobile radio narrowbanding deadline. Parent NiSource said in a filing it has trouble completing the move to narrowband…
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frequencies in the remote areas where the company operates. “Columbia Gas Transmission utilizes wired and wireless (terrestrial and satellite) infrastructure to support and manage the pipeline and storage systems,” the filing said (http://xrl.us/bn4yai). “The affected licenses are primarily used for critical communications and support numerous applications, including: telemetry and pipeline monitoring, command and control of pipeline infrastructure, and internal corporate emergency communications.” At this point, 38 Columbia Gas Transmission industrial/business pool licenses “still require additional hardware and/or modification to satisfy the FCC’s narrowbanding mandate,” the company said.