Most Rules in FCC Order Eliminating 700 MHz Narrowband Transition Deadline to Take Effect Jan. 2
Most provisions in the October FCC order that eliminates the Dec. 31, 2016, deadline for public safety licensees using 700 MHz narrowband spectrum to transition their radio systems to 6.25 kHz technology will take effect Jan. 2, the commission said…
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Tuesday in the Federal Register. Some rule changes included in the order await approval by the Office of Management and Budget, the FCC said. The order implements several rule changes beyond eliminating the narrowband deadline, including redesignating as available for public safety aircraft voice operations the channels in the 700 MHz band that are currently licensed for secondary trunking operations. The order allows voice operations on data interoperability channels on a secondary basis and reallocates the reserve channels on the narrowband into general-use channels (see 1410240032). The FCC said it would dismiss multiple waiver requests, including one from the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System Joint Powers Authority, as moot due to the order.