No Agreement Developing on 800 MHz Application Processing Protocols, LMMC Says
FCC-certified frequency advisory committees (FACs) failed to reach agreement on 800 MHz application processing protocols after a year of trying, the Land Mobile Communications Council said Tuesday. The delay will slow licensing of 800 MHz expansion/guard band spectrum, LMMC said.…
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The FCC recently reminded the FACs “they must adopt processes that eliminate entirely the prospect of multiple FACs submitting applications to the FCC that are mutually exclusive,” the council said. Two proposals have failed, the LMMC said: “Failure to reach agreement on an alternative approach may result in the FCC adopting processes that the FACs will be obligated to implement.”