Technologie i telekomunikacja · 19.05.1995

Regulatory Treatment of Mobile Services

The Commission adopted a Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing to amend its 45 [[Page 26862]] MHz spectrum cap for cellular telephone service, Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) service, and broadband Personal Communications Service (PCS). While the spectrum cap currently applies only to licensees in these services who are classified as Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS) providers, the Commission proposes to extend the cap to all cellular, SMR, and broadband PCS providers regardless of their regulatory classification. The Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking also seeks comment on applying the spectrum cap to those ``grandfathered'' SMR licensees who continue to be regulated as Private Mobile Radio Service (PMRS) providers until August 10, 1996. The intended effect of the proposed rule for cellular, SMR and PCS providers is to ensure regulatory symmetry in the regulation of competing commercial mobile radio services.