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Utilities Ask FCC for More Flexibility in Use of Part 22 Licenses

Utility representatives met aides to Chairman Ajit Pai and Commissioner Mike O’Rielly on the need for the FCC to update Part 22 paging rules to encourage more use of the frequencies. “Utilities rely on their Part 22 spectrum to provide…

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real-time communications using handheld portable radios,” said a filing posted Monday in docket 14-180. “Utilities are constrained in their ability to deploy Part 22 channels and expand their operations because of the various technical limitations imposed by certain provisions of the FCC’s rules.” The meeting included representatives of New York State Electric & Gas and the Utilities Technology Council.