FCC Seeks Comment on Safer Buildings Coalition's Signal Booster Petition
The FCC sought comment Tuesday on a July petition by the Safer Buildings Coalition (SBC) urging the FCC to launch a rulemaking on guidelines for getting consent from licensees to install signal boosters (see 2507210025). Comments are due Oct. 16, replies Oct. 31, said a Public Safety Bureau notice in docket RM-12009.
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“In particular, we seek comment on whether parties agree … that improperly deployed signal boosters cause interference to public safety radio communications and whether the problem is as pervasive as SBC claims,” the notice said. The bureau also asked about “alternative solutions, beyond what SBC proposes.”