Electric Utility's 800 MHz Waiver Request Denied
The FCC Wireless Bureau denied a request by American Electric Power for a waiver to access 800 MHz industrial/land transportation pool frequencies in Sugarcreek and New Philadelphia, Ohio. AEP said the spectrum would be used to fill in coverage gaps…
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and increase the capacity of its network. Rules set aside the channels, in the interleaved portion of the band, for three years or in this case until Feb. 9. The utility contends there's "ample other spectrum available in the area for Public Safety use, and no Public Safety eligible entities have requested vacated interleaved channels" there, said a Thursday order. “It argues that the purpose of the three-year set aside therefore has been met, and would not be undermined by grant of its waiver requests. We disagree with the suggestion that the purpose of the rule has been met. ... The requested locations, however rural the immediate surroundings, are close enough to major metropolitan areas that grant of the requests could affect urban spectrum availability.”