FCC Seeks Comment on Denver Public Safety Waiver Request
The FCC Public Safety Bureau sought comment on a request by the city and county of Denver, which asked for a waiver to use 800 MHz business/industrial/land transportation (B/ILT) channels to address deficiencies in its 800 MHz simulcast system. “We…
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seek comment from any parties who would be impacted by Denver’s use of these frequencies,” the bureau said. “Although a request for waiver of the freeze on inter-category sharing was not requested, it is implicit when seeking B/ILT channels.” Denver Public Schools is licensed to operate on the channels and agreed to the request, the bureau said. “Denver claims that it has no alternative but to use the proposed B/ILT channels,” the bureau said. “In support of that assertion, Denver provides a frequency search showing that there are no public safety channels available for its proposed use.” Comments are due July 26, replies Aug. 10.