Revised 700 MHz Narrowband Rules Effective July 26
Revised FCC service rules on narrowband operations in 769-775/799-805 MHz are to take effect July 26, after expected publication Tuesday of a notice in the Federal Register. In 2016, commissioners gave the Telecommunications Industry Association partial relief from an October…
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2014 700 MHz narrowband transition order (see 1608220066). In January 2015, TIA sought revisions, saying it may not be feasible for a manufacturer to complete all the requirements for the Project 25 Compliance Assessment Program certification at the time it submits a device to the FCC for approval (see 1501060055). “We agree and modify our rules to allow CAP compliance or the equivalent to be completed after equipment certification but prior to the marketing or sale of that equipment,” said the 2016 order in docket 13-87.