Public Safety Bureau Extends 800 MHz Freeze Along Border With Mexico
The FCC Public Safety Bureau extended the freeze on the acceptance of new 800 MHz applications along the U.S.-Mexico border until Aug. 31. “This extension is needed to preserve vacant channels for licensees re-tuning their systems according to the Bureau’s…
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updated band plan for licensees operating along the border with Mexico,” the bureau said Tuesday. Many 800 MHz licensees along the border have yet to complete their system re-tunes, the bureau said. “To preserve currently vacant channels for use by these licensees and avoid potential licensing conflicts, we extend the freeze on the acceptance of non-rebanding applications for 800 MHz licenses.” The freeze covers the five National Public Safety Planning Advisory Committee regions along the U.S. border with Mexico and stations located within 70 miles of the borders of these regions, the bureau said. The freeze, which was part of the 30-month transition period for reconfiguration of 800 MHz licensees, had expired Feb. 23. The latest development is part of the rebanding of the 800 MHz band required by a 2004 FCC order.