Railroads Raise Concerns on Further Changes to 900 MHz Rules
Representatives for the Association of American Railroads raised concerns during a meeting with FCC Wireless Bureau staff about a proposed voluntary, negotiation-based process to transition 10 MHz in the 900 MHz band to broadband, with 5/5 MHz channels. In 2020, the FCC approved use of 3/3 MHz channels in the band for broadband while retaining 4 MHz for narrowband operations (see 2005130057).
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The railroad industry “met the FCC’s five-year 900 MHz transition deadline” and moved from the 900 MHz 3/3 MHz segment “on time, at their own expense,” said a filing posted Wednesday in docket 24-99. Railroads need “regulatory stability to justify further equipment development and investment cycles, especially having just completed a costly and complicated transition.”