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No
Wideband-Only License Renewals
Effective April 1, 2014
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The January 1,
2013 narrowband mandate required that all VHF/UHF Industrial/Business
and Public Safety licensees in the 150-470 MHz bands were to operate on
channels with a maximum bandwidth of 12.5 KHz or equivalent efficiency
unless operating under the terms of a waiver granted by the FCC. In
a Public Notice released this week, the
Commission has stated that wideband-only operations without a
waiver are no longer permitted.
Further,
effective April 1, 2014, the Commission will
dismiss applications to renew 150-470 MHz band licenses that list only
wideband emission designators unless:
- The application also
proposes to modify the license by replacing the wideband emission
designators with narrowband emission designators; or,
- The application
certifies the station's equipment meets the narrowband efficiency
standard.
Renewal Applications for Wideband-Only Licenses will
NOT be dismissed for the following categories:
- Narrowband-equivalent
licenses for which the licensee previously certified narrowband
equivalence;
- Licenses that operate
solely on paging frequencies that are exempt from the
narrowbanding requirement; or,
- Licenses for which a
waiver of the January 1, 2013, narrowbanding deadline has been
granted and has not expired.
Renewal Applications for Licenses with Both Wideband and
Narrowband Designators may be returned if a
modification request to remove the wideband designator is not included.
The FCC strongly encourages licensees to remove the wideband emission
designator when any changes are made to their license or by filing a
simple narrowband modification.
Licensees no longer operating their radio system are encouraged
to cancel their licenses. |
For additional information or to
request license modifications or cancellations, contact EWA’s Customer
Service at 800.842.8282.
or
RCS Communications
502-587-7384
support@rcs.info
www.rcs.info
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Potential enforcement action for
licensees operating in violation of the Commission’s rules include
admonishments, license revocation and/or monetary forfeitures. To file
complaints alerting the FCC of unauthorized wideband operations, visit www.fcc.gov/complaints
or call 1-888-CALL-FCC.
2121 Corporate Way, Suite 225, Herndon, VA, 20171 |
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