The FCC Wireless Bureau gave Mobile Relay Associates...

The FCC Wireless Bureau gave Mobile Relay Associates part of what it asked for in its request for waiver of rules to allow MRA to operate on frequency pairs 451/456.0000, 451/456.00625 and 451/456.0125 MHz at locations in California, Florida and Nevada. The bureau noted that while the request was pending, other entities submitted waiver requests for use of one or more of the same frequency pairs or frequency pair 451/456.009375 MHz in various areas. The bureau approved a waiver “with respect to frequency pairs 451/456.00625 MHz, 451/456.009375 MHz, and 451/456.0125 MHz, but not with respect to frequency pair 451/456.0000 MHz,” said an order released Tuesday (http://bit.ly/1oBBxjN). The frequencies are located on the band edges between Broadcast Auxiliary Service spectrum and Industrial/Business Pool spectrum. The bureau said that since frequency pair 451/456.0000 MHz “would overlap BAS low power auxiliary station spectrum we conclude that the purpose of the rules would not be served by assigning that channel” to private land mobile radio use as requested by MRA.