Spectrum Stewardship Required

July 28, 2017

In an ex parte letter, the Enterprise Wireless Alliance (EWA) affirmed its support of rules on license renewal and discontinuance of operations protocols proposed in a draft Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Second Report and Order (Order). EWA specifically urged the Commission to reconsider its decision to exempt Public Safety entities from the obligations referenced in the Order. Should the Commission proceed to exempt public safety licensees from certifying the accuracy of their operations at time of license renewal and from the obligation to notify the FCC when any portion of their licensed service is permanently discontinued, EWA asked how it would be possible to rely on the validity of the FCC’s Universal License Service database regarding actual public safety spectrum use. 

If the FCC proceeds as planned, EWA urged the FCC to reject as insufficiently supported, all future public safety waiver requests that seek use of Industrial/Business channels. “Public safety requests to access Industrial/Business are pursued in part, on assertions that there is no public safety allocated spectrum available for a public safety applicant. Without public safety’s participation as a spectrum steward, assertions that there is no available public safety spectrum are essentially baseless,” stated EWA President Mark Crosby.  
  

About EWA

The Enterprise Wireless Alliance is the leading national trade association and advocate for business enterprises, private carrier operators, equipment manufacturers, and service providers that support the private wireless industry. A frequency advisory committee certified by the Federal Communications Commission, EWA provides its members and clients with consulting services, frequency coordination, license preparation, spectrum management and associated business intelligence services. EWA is the market leader in Business/Industrial Land Transportation frequency coordination services and assists a significant percentage of public safety customers with their spectrum requirements. Learn more at www.enterprisewireless.org.

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    P&R Communications
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    Mobile Communications America
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    Triangle Security and Communications
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    Midland Communications