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From: Michelle Fink [mailto:finkm@apco911.org] To: APCO Advisors Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 2:04 PM Subject: Narrowband Publication in Federal Register 03-34
7/17/03
Advisors: Attached is the PDF file of the Federal Register published today indicating the dates for narrowband transition. The major decisions adopted in the Order are as follows:
The Order:
-Prohibits the filing of applications for new operations using 25kHz channels, beginning six months after publication of the Order in the Federal Register.
-Prohibits any modification applications that expand the authorized contour of an existing station if the bandwidth for transmissions specified in the modification application is greater than 12.5kHz, beginning six months after publication of the Order in the Federal Register.
-Prohibits the certification of any equipment capable of operating at one voice path per 25kHz of spectrum, i.e. equipment that includes a 25kHz mode, beginning January 1, 2005.
-Prohibits the manufacture and importation of any 150-174 MHz and 421-512 MHz band equipment that can operate on a 25 kHz bandwidth, beginning January 1, 2008.
-Imposes deadlines for migration to 12.5 kHz technology for PLMRS systems operating in the 150-174 MHz and 421-512 MHz bands. The deadlines are: January 1, 2013 for non-public safety systems, and January 1, 2018 for public safety systems.
Michelle Fink AFC Staff Advisor APCO International
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