FCC Starts Issuing Maritime Mobile Service Identities to Handheld Radios
The FCC Wireless Bureau said Wednesday it started issuing maritime mobile service identities (MMSI) for VHF handheld radios. “The Bureau already assigns MMSIs through its licensing process for ship and coast station radios, and now expands the process as a…
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result of recently changed” ITU “assignment policies," the bureau said: "ITU has expanded the authorized assignment of MMSIs to include VHF handheld radios used exclusively for maritime communications."