FCC Bureau Indefinitely Extends 800 MHz Freeze
The FCC Public Safety Bureau once again extended the freeze on accepting new 800 MHz applications along the U.S.-Mexico border. No date was given for when it will be lifted. “The extension is needed to preserve vacant channels for licensees…
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re-tuning their systems according to the Bureau’s updated band plan for licensees operating along the border with Mexico,” said a Wednesday notice. “As of this date, many Mexico border region licensees have yet to complete their system re-tunes.” The freeze applies only to applications for new facilities or modification applications that involve a change of frequency or expand a station's existing coverage area, the bureau said. 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 these regions' borders, the PN said.