Groups Seek Part 90 Rules Changes
The FCC-certified frequency advisory committees that review and certify applications for industrial/business frequencies authorized under Part 90 of the FCC rules asked the regulator for tweaks to the rules. The groups noted that they sought changes in a 2020 petition,…
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but the FCC took no action. The earlier petition sought “modification of an FCC rule that, in their opinion and based on extensive expertise in Part 90 spectrum management, is overly protective of systems proposing mobile-only operation without reference to any fixed location,” said an undocketed filing Thursday. The current rule “effectively precludes the use of the assigned frequencies as exclusive frequencies in spectrally efficient trunked systems anywhere within or adjacent to the area of operation self-defined by the mobile-only applicant.” Among those signing the filing were the AAA, the Association of American Railroads, Aviation Spectrum Resources, the Enterprise Wireless Alliance, the Utilities Technology Council and the Wireless Infrastructure Association.