Proposed New Frequency Coordinator Says Its Approval Would Be a First For FCC
Engineers Frequency Advisory Committee (EFAC), which sought FCC certification as a frequency coordinator under Part 90 of the commission’s rules, would be a first of its kind, EFAC said in a news release. Other coordinators have been nonprofit trade associations,…
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but the new coordinating entity was set up by Blue Wing Services, the Shulman law firm and Tusa Consulting Services, EFAC said. The founders “believe that there is a trend of frequency selection becoming more and more engineering-centric, as land mobile radio spectrum transitions from shared to exclusive,” EFAC said. “The founding members of EFAC are finding that they are doing more and more of the frequency selection work themselves, before sending in applications, including creating affordable monitoring services in the field.” The FCC sought comment on the application Tuesday. Comments are due Jan. 5., replies Jan. 20. EFAC would serve as a frequency coordinator for Part 90 public safety and industrial/business pool frequencies, the FCC said.