Reject Paging Waiver Request, EWA Tells FCC
The FCC should turn down a waiver request filed by a group of licensees controlled by Warren Havens, the Enterprise Wireless Alliance said in comments filed Monday in docket 15-282. The requests seek to extend the construction deadline for 2,132…
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Part 22 UHF/VHF paging economic area licenses. A requirement that licensees serve two-thirds of the covered population no later than five years after initial grant of the license lapsed Nov. 3. On Nov. 19, the Wireless Bureau sought comment on the waiver request and initial comments were due Monday. The bureau said in a notice the Havens-controlled companies are examining a “nationwide multi-cell system based on Meteor Burst propagation technology deployed in the 35-50 megahertz range that could be used for non-profit services in support of Federal and other governmental agency programs.” EWA said the FCC needs to carefully weigh such requests, but this one shouldn't be approved. “The Waiver Request, at its core, relies on a single argument: The Havens Companies bought one-way Low Band paging channels five years ago that they do not intend to use for that or any other immediate purpose and, instead, want double the permitted construction period as they explore yet again fantastic potential uses to which these 2,132 channels could be placed,” EWA said.