LMCC Summary of Member Resolutions-Advocacy Requests for FY 2002
LMCC Summary of Member Resolutions-Advocacy Requests
for FY 2002
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April 12, 2001-Member Resolution |
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| Issue: | Inconsistencies in Section 90.187 of the Commission's Rules concerning "protection rights" of 25 kHz bandwidth centralized trunked system operating on "old main" channels. | |
| Action: | LMCC sent a letter to the Commission on November 12, 1999 asking for clarification. | |
| Result: | Chief of Public Safety & Private Wireless Division replied without clarification, but suggested the LMCC adopt a consensus standard for cases cited in original letter for consideration by the Commission | |
| April 20, 2001-Member Resolution | ||
| Issue: | Create a task force to address the issue of the Little LEO's continued interest in land mobile radio spectrum. | |
| Action: | A task force was formed including AAR, UTC, APCO, and ARINC. | |
| Result: | No specific action taken. Monitoring continues. | |
| April 24, 2001-Advocacy Ballot 01-08 | ||
| Issue: | Prepare a letter to Chief, Automations Branch, WTB, regarding a "super user password" for Frequency Advisory Committees. | |
| Action: | Advocacy Ballot (01-08) along with a draft of the letter sent to membership for approval; ballot passes with 16 members supporting, 0 opposing, and 0 abstaining. | |
| Result: | Letter was filed on April 25, 2001. Super user password implemented in August 2001. | |
| June 22, 2001-Advocacy Ballot 01-09 | ||
| Issue: | Prepare a letter to Chief, WTB, regarding PR Docket No. 92-235, Fifth Memorandum Opinion and Order covering the LMCC Frequency Coordination Consensus on the "refarming" proceeding. When a proposed system's interference contour overlaps an incumbent the coordinator will notify and seek concurrence. The consensus for adjacent channels relies on a "derating" factor similar to high power mobile operations. Coordinators/incumbents will have 20 days to resolve and file the concurrence with the FCC. | |
| Action: | Advocacy Ballot (01-09) along with a draft of the letter sent to membership for approval; ballot passes with 17 members supporting, 0 opposing, and 4 abstaining. | |
| Result: | Letter was filed June 26, 2001. Awaiting issuance of FCC public notice addressing consensus. | |
| July 17, 2001-Member Resolution | ||
| Issue: | Prepare an ex parte letter for the ET Docket 00-221 proceeding regarding the allocation and rule for the 1.4 GHz band. | |
| Action: | The letter reiterated the LMCC position taken in its original comments. | |
| Result: | Letter was filed July 27, 2001 | |
| July 26, 2001-Member Resolution | ||
| Issue: | The FCC announced a training program initiative called Engineering Excellence to provide FCC staff with the tools to do their job. | |
| Action: | LMCC will explore ways to contribute to this effort. | |
| Result: | AAA volunteered to contact the FCC. | |
| October 12, 2001-Advocacy Ballot 01-10 | ||
| Issue: | Prepare comments for WT Docket No. 01-146 in the matter of amending Part 90 rule for applications and licensing of low power operations in the PLMR 450-470 MHz band. | |
| Action: | Advocacy Ballot (01-10) along with a draft of the comments sent to membership for approval; ballot passes with 12 members supporting, 1 opposing, and 2 abastaining. | |
| Result: | The Comments were filed October 12, 2001. | |
| November 12, 2001-Advocacy Ballot 01-11 | ||
| Issue: | Prepare reply comments to WT Docket No. 01-146 regarding amending Part 90 of the Commission's rules for applications and licensing of low power operations in the PLMR 450-470 MHz band. | |
| Action: | Advocacy Ballot (01-11) along with draft of reply comments sent to membership for approval; ballot passes with 12 members supporting, 2 opposing, and 1 abstaining. | |
| Result: | The reply comments were filed November 13, 2001 | |
| January 17, 2002-Member Resolution | ||
| Issue: | How should the FAC's be affected by the LMCC coordination consensus if a dispute occurs? What should be done if the coordination consensus needs to be changed? | |
| Action: | The membership agreed that all LMCC participants should abide by the consensus, and a dispute resolution procedure should be drafted. | |
| Results: | PCIA agreed to draft a dispute resolution procedure. | |
| January 17, 2002-Member Resolution | ||
| Issue: | Supplying education sessions at the LMCC annual meeting for FCC staff as part of the Engineering Excellence program. | |
| Action: | The membership agreed. | |
| Result: | AAA will organize this effort. | |
| March 4, 2002-Advocacy Ballot 02-01 | ||
| Issue: | Prepare comments for WT Docket No. 02-08, concerning reallocation of government transfer bands, specifically suggesting that action of the 1392-1395 and 1432-1435 MHz bands be limited to band manager. | |
| Action: | Advocacy Ballot (02-01) along with draft of comments sent to membership for approval; ballot passes with 11 members supporting, 1 opposing, and 2 abstaining. | |
| Result: | Comments were filed March 14, 2002, together with petition to accept late filed comments. | |