EWA Requests Clarification on T-Band Order 

EWA has filed a Request for Clarification in response to the FCC's recent 470-512 MHz "application suspension" Order that effectively ended for the foreseeable future the acceptance and processing of certain applications for Part 22 and Part 90 T-Band spectrum.  MORE 

EWA Supports Sprint Nextel CDMA Waiver Request 

EWA filed Comments supporting Sprint Nextel's request for waiver to enable it to deploy CDMA technology in the 862-866 MHz band in 11 Economic Areas, although, given the speed with which the FCC has pursued this particular rulemaking proceeding, waivers may not be required.  MORE   

PSCC Amends its VHF TDMA Stance 

After nearly three months of research and deliberation, the Public Safety Communications Council (PSCC) has now advised the FCC that the public safety certified frequency advisory committees will certify TDMA coordinations only for voice emissions and at power levels that are 3 dB or more below the currently licensed analog ERP, or at least 3 dB or more below the values indicated in 90.205, commonly known as the "safe harbor" tables.  MORE 

First Ever 'Mobility Fund' Auction 

The Commission plans to launch the first-ever Mobility Fund Auction, with the goal to "accelerate delivery of advanced mobile services to tens of thousands of road miles that currently lack 3G or 4G service."  MORE  

Private Land Mobile FCC Fees Unchanged 

The FCC proposes to collect $339,844,000 in regulatory fees for fiscal year 2012.  According to the Commission, "these fees are mandated by Congress and are collected to recover the regulatory costs associated with the Commission's enforcement, policy and rulemaking, user information, and international activities."
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FCC Denies APCO Petition 

The FCC has denied a "Petition for Clarification and to Hold in Abeyance" filed by the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO), concerning the FCC's May 2010 announcement that certain license modifications necessary to comply with the FCC's narrowbanding order do not require evidence of frequency coordination.  Order 

New FCC Commissioners Confirmed 

Ajit Pai and Jessica Rosenworcel were finally confirmed by the United States Senate to fill vacancies at the FCC, and the agency now has a full complement of five Commissioners.  MORE   

FCC Initiates Broadband Competition 

Noting that a "robust, affordable broadband has become essential to access jobs, education and economic opportunity"; the FCC has launched a competition to discover the best ways to increase the rate of broadband adoption by low income Americans.  MORE  

CDMA Technology at 800 MHz 

It is anticipated that the FCC will soon authorize the deployment of broadband technology on 800 MHz ESMR spectrum.  The FCC's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in this matter (NPR) responded to a widely supported request from Sprint Nextel to deploy CDMA in the 800 MHz band.   MORE  

Narrowband Waiver Requests Continue 

The FCC has released for public comment a number of requests for extension of the January 1, 2013, narrowbanding deadline. Requesting parties include, among others, Puget Sound Energy and the State of Oregon.   MORE  

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SEMSS Annual Meeting 

Chattanooga, Tennessee

June 20-22, 2012