EWA Seeks Clarity on Status of Specialized Mobile Radio Systems
The Enterprise Wireless Alliance asked the FCC to clarify the regulatory status of 800/900 MHz specialized mobile radio service systems not interconnected with the public switched telephone network. They should be considered private mobile systems that “may not be classified or regulated as common carriers for any purpose under the Communications Act,” the group said in an undocketed filing posted Wednesday.
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That determination “would be consistent” with the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that overturned the FCC’s latest net neutrality order (see 2501020047), EWA said. The opinion cited a 1993 bill enacted by Congress that “classified all mobile systems as either private or commercial, with the two categories being mutually exclusive," EWA added. "The Court concluded, in accordance with these statutory definitions, that because mobile broadband service is not interconnected with the public switched telephone network and therefore is not a commercial mobile service it must be classified as a private mobile service.”