FCC Investigating Colo. County's Narrowbanding Problems

FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel told Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., the agency is investigating complaints from Hinsdale County, Colorado, about reduced coverage the county says it has had on its public safety radio system since it transitioned from 25 kHz to 12.5 kHz bandwidth channels due to the FCC’s 2013 narrowbanding rules. Boebert also had asked about a waiver of the rules, said a letter posted Tuesday by the FCC. “We have reached out directly to County officials to provide guidance on the procedures for filing an application and request for waiver of the narrowbanding rules,” Rosenworcel responded: Staff from the Public Safety Bureau spoke with Hinsdale’s radio technician June 28 “to discuss possible technical solutions and the limitations of those solutions.”