EWA submitted Reply Comments in response to Spectrum Network Groups/M2M Networks waiver request seeking access to 900 MHz B/ILT spectrum to provide commercial, third-party service to meet the machine-to-machine (“m2m”) communications needs of entities eligible to use 900 MHz Business/Industrial/Land Transportation (“B/ILT”). EWA noted that “a fundamental deficiency in the Waiver is the failure to even allege, much less substantiate, that the system SNG says it intends to deploy cannot be accommodated on spectrum that would not require a waiver of the FCC rules. Neither the Waiver nor any of SNG’s supplemental filings address whether the proposed system will be used for base-mobile communications, the primary authorized use of this 900 MHz spectrum, as opposed to fixed applications.  More

The Public Safety Communications Council (PSCC) recently provided a rather vague response to Business/Industrial frequency advisory committee inquiries regarding how and under what circumstances public safety coordinators will seek Industrial/Business frequencies for public safety entities under certain circumstances. While providing few details, the PSCC noted that there may be instances where to reduce combiner costs, I/B channels may be pursued, and there are also cases where a public safety frequency advisory committee (there are four – APCO, AASHTO, IMSA and FCCA) may independently determine that using a public safety channel might cause interference to incumbent a public safety incumbent licensee, thus requiring the use of I/B channels. More

The FCC has proposed to create a Citizens Broadband Radio Service initially at 3550-3650 GHz, and then later potentially extending this service into the 3650-3700 GHz band where incumbents would be given but five years to change out their equipment investments in order to adapt to new technology rules. In response, EWA has stated in a filing to the Commission that “[L]icensees have invested heavily in the band (3650-3700 GHz) because it meets specific requirements that are not well-suited to other allocations.  More

The LMCC’s recent ex parte letter to the FCC noted that the 800 MHz TA had notified the FCC that rebanding had been completed in NPSPAC Regions 12 (ID), 16 (KS), 24 (MO) and 25 (MT), but reminded the FCC that it should not make this spectrum available as the responsible FACs had not adopted an MOU establishing procedures to avoid mutual exclusive applications for those frequencies pending the outcome of the LMCC Petition.  More

The recent FCC Report and Order to simplify and eliminate outdated sections of the Part 17 Rules concerning the construction, marking, and lighting of antenna structures was completed with the assistance of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to make the standards compatible with modern technological and industry standards for safety. More

L&W Supply, dba Building Specialties of Eugene, Oregon, was issued a warning for causing interference and operating radio transmitting equipment on 458.850 MHz for which it did not have an FCC License. L&W has ten days to reply and provide proof of their license to operate.

Bring Your Questions to the Licensing Pros

EWA will be holding its Licensing and Spectrum Essentials Workshop on Friday, October 10, from 8am-11:00am, at the Westin Downtown Denver during the 2014 Wireless Leadership Summit. This highly interactive and popular workshop, which has been presented across the U.S., is free to registered Summit participants but space is limited. Summit registration is available at this link. EWA spectrum staff experts will address the most essential aspects of what you need to know to obtain and manage your two-way radio call sign from the FCC. This includes the most common errors made on license applications, which FCC rules are most critical for the analog or digital system you need, which spectrum is optimum for certain uses, interference mitigation, post-narrowbanding, securing FB8 exclusive channels, licensing digital radios, using EWA on-line frequency coordination tools and more. The workshop is appropriate for new employees and those with frequency coordination, licensing and spectrum management knowledge. Bring your questions for the pros and learn to effectively navigate the spectrum landscape.

Already registered for the event but did not sign up for the workshop? Contact Kristi Wolford, 703-797-5104 or Kristi.Wolford@enterprisewireless.org.

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