The FCC Public Safety Bureau extended a freeze...

The FCC Public Safety Bureau extended a freeze on non-rebanding related 800 MHz applications along the Canadian border for Washington state, but not for other border states. The FCC imposed the freeze Oct. 14, 2008, for Wave 4 800 MHz licensees in the U.S.-Canada border regions. “As of this date, some border region licensees in Washington State have yet to complete their system re-tunes,” said a Friday order by the bureau (http://fcc.us/1hTnnWe). “Accordingly, to preserve currently vacant channels for use by these licensees and avoid potential licensing conflicts that could delay rebanding, we have determined that temporarily extending the freeze in NPSPAC Region 43 (Washington State) is in the public interest."