 One-Stop Communications has been working with local public service agencies and businesses to help prepare for the upcoming FCC Narrowbanding Mandate. Key Points About FCC Narrowbanding Requirements
Private land mobile radio (LMR) systems—including municipal government and State and local public safety systems—use blocks of radio spectrum called channels. (See Radio Spectrum9766.) Historically, LMR systems have used 25 kHz-wide channels. In December 2004, the Federal Communications Commission mandated that all private LMR users operating below 512 MHz move to 12.5 kHz narrowband voice channels and highly efficient data channel operations by January 1, 2013. [1]This migration complements a National Telecommunications and Information Administration mandate for more rapid Federal agency migration to 12.5 kHz narrowband operation by January 1, 2008. The earlier Federal deadline affects State and local FCC licensees that interface or share frequencies with Federal radio systems. Using narrowband channels will ensure that agencies take advantage of more efficient technology and, by reducing channel width, will allow additional channels to exist within the same spectrum space, as illustrated. *Some of the above information was obtained from the US Department of Justice. For more information about narrowbanding read the attached brochure from the International Association of Fire Chiefs and the International Municipal Signal Association. Contact David Fisher II at One-Stop Communications for more information on how we can help you with this mandate. 717-363-8070 or david@onestop.biz 
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