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FCC Warns City Department of Public Works Against Use of Unauthorized Station

The FCC Enforcement Bureau warned the Department of Public Works of Glen Cove, New York, against use of an unauthorized land mobile radio service station operating at 450.500 MHz. An agent for the bureau investigated and identified the station in…

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January, said a notice to the department. The department is in apparent violation of federal law and continued operation “may subject the operator to severe penalties, including, but not limited to, substantial monetary fines, in rem arrest action against the offending radio equipment, and criminal sanctions, including imprisonment,” the bureau said. “Since January, resolution of this matter has been a priority for Mayor [Tim] Tenke and the City of Glen Cove, even before we received official notice from the FCC,” said a spokeswoman for the city: “We are working proactively with the FCC and our vendor, Integrated Wireless Technologies, to rectify the situation.”