The FCC Public Safety Bureau Friday extended the freeze on the filing of new non-rebanding related 800 MHz applications along the U.S.-Canada border

The FCC Public Safety Bureau Friday extended until April 18 the freeze on the filing of new non-rebanding-related 800 MHz applications in Washington state along the U.S.-Canada border. The move is tied to the ongoing 800 MHz rebanding, the bureau said (http://bit.ly/1rj730Q). “This extension of the freeze on non-rebanding applications is needed to preserve vacant channels for licensees re-tuning their systems according to the reconfigured band plan adopted by the Bureau for licensees operating along the U.S.-Canada border.” The freeze also applies to stations within 70 miles of the state borders.