800 MHz Mid-Band Channels Underutilized, LMCC Says
The Land Mobile Communications Council’s goal is to see more intensive use of the mid-800 MHz band, the group said Tuesday in a news release. The LMCC filed comments at the FCC last week supporting a proposal to introduce new,…
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full-power, interstitial 12.5 kHz “offset” channels in the 809-817/854-862 MHz band (see 1505270015). “The primary goal of the coordination process described by the LMCC is to protect the operations of existing 25 kHz licensees,” LMCC President Greg Kunkle said. “At the same time, there is an opportunity for more intensive use of the adjacent interstitial, 12.5 kHz-wide channels. Although LMCC’s proposal will add complexity to the frequency coordination process, the LMCC welcomes this if it means making available more spectrum, a scarce commodity, while protecting current users.”