EWA Will Respond to “Innovative” Licensing Waiver

EWA will be submitting comments in response to a requested licensing approach by American Time & Signal (ATS) that proposes to license fixed transmitters that manage campus wide wireless clock systems with ERP levels as high as 40 watts as mobile units, under a station class code of MO6 (mobile only private carrier). ATS stated in its request for waiver argues that licensing its numerous customer locations throughout its nationwide service area as permanent base stations would be “administratively cumbersome for it and its frequency coordinators.” In its Public Notice, the FCC requested comments regarding the necessity of providing primary spectrum protection to such operations. Comments are due on February 22, 2012, and Reply Comments on March 5, 2012.