[Scan-DC] Mystery freqs: 459.275 + 459.525

[Jeff Krauss]

As I read it, the purpose of the waiver was to get out from under the 
requirement that PHI offer a paging service to the general public.
For some time now, paging has encompassed any kind of one-way or 
two-way non-voice service. They may want to use the frequencies for 
status monitoring of their substations, or for short messaging with 
their field technicians, or for something else.  At any rate, don't 
expect to hear any voice communications on a scanner.


At 09:49 PM 01/02/13, Eric C. Carlson wrote:
>The FCC has allowed broad use of these licenses beyond paging.  For
>example, in some areas of the country there are leased-access LTR
>trunked systems operating in this band.  However, in the case of PHI,
>they requested and were granted a waiver to use these frequencies "to
>conduct private, internal operations."  It's not clear if PHI's intent
>is a private paging system or something else.  The waiver request is
>attached to the application for these licenses.
>http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/ApplicationSearch/applMain.jsp?applID=5704615
>
>-Eric
>
>On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 8:20 PM, Jeff Krauss <jeff at krauss.ws> wrote:
> > Based on Eric Carlson's information, I found that these frequencies were
> > auctioned for paging use in Auction 87 in 2010.
> >
> > "By this Public Notice, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau ("Bureau")
> > announces an
> > auction of 9,603 paging licenses to commence on May 25, 2010 
> ("Auction 87").
> > These licenses consist of
> > 7,752 licenses in the lower paging bands (35-36 MHz, 43-44 MHz, 
> 152-159 MHz,
> > 454-460 MHz) and
> > 1,851 licenses in the upper paging bands (929-931 MHz)."
> >
> > Wash.-Balt. DC-MD-VA-WV-PA is designated as BEA-013.
> > There were 20 licenses auctioned for this area.
> > The auction winners were:
> > Intelligent Transportation & Monitoring Wireless 8 licenses
> > V2G LLC 10 licenses
> > PHI Service Company  2 licenses
> >
> > The 454-460 MHz licenses were the two won by PHI Service Company.
> >
> > The bottom line is that the mystery frequencies seem to be paging
> > frequencies.