[TrunkCom] The FCC issued a significant Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on interference to public safety radio operations in the 800 MHz band.

[Marcel]

The FCC issued a significant Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on
  interference to public safety radio operations in the 800 MHz band.
  The commission asked for comment on how to remedy interference,
  "consistent with minimum disruption to our existing licensing
  structure and assurance of sufficient spectrum for critical public
  safety communications." The FCC said it wants to explore "all
  available options," presumably including Nextel's controversial
  proposal to sweep public safety and commercial licenses into
  separate, contiguous bands.

  The full text of the NPRM has not yet been released, but it will no
  doubt set off a huge round of debate, and a flurry of comments filed
  with the FCC from public safety agencies and associations, as well as
  all sorts of commercial radio providers and users. You can get a
  taste of the issues from the FCC's press release that announced the
  action--they said said the NPRM:

  * Discusses various means of reconfiguring the 800 MHz band in a
  manner that will effectively minimize interference to public safety
  radio systems from Commercial Mobile Radio Service stations.

  * Requests information on the amount of spectrum sufficient to meet
  the needs of public safety.

  * Discusses means of handling licensing and frequency coordination if
  the 800 MHz band is restructured and incumbent 800 MHz licensees are
  relocated to other suitable bands.

  * With respect to any necessary incumbent relocation, discusses
  potential relocation bands and who would be reimbursed for relocating
  and who would pay the associated cost.

  * Considers complementary means of reducing interference to 800 MHz
  public safety communications in addition to reconfiguration of the
  800 MHz frequency band, including receiver standards, stricter limits
  on out of band emissions and more robust public safety signals.

  We'll keep watching the FCC for the full posting.
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I have a copy of the NPRM if anyone wants it. Note: it's 3 megs



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