Shelby County, Alabama

On January 23, the FCC released an Order providing a partial grant of several requests for waiver submitted by Shelby County, Alabama to use certain Industrial/Business VHF frequencies for a trunked public safety radio communication system, and at greater power than that normally permitted within the rules. EWA had previously filed comments in this matter questioning the reliability of certain technical and frequency coordination processes conducted by the County. In the end, the County received authority to operate on the Industrial/Business frequencies it sought authority to use, and certain technical parameters were modified as a result of EWA’s comments.