Meeting Minutes for November 18, 1997

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IMPORTANT NOTICE!

The 1998 WWCIC/WCTC meeting will be on June 17 at Hazelmere.

Please mark your calendars!

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The meeting was called to order at 9:45 a.m. by Chairman George Bisso. Introductions followed. Members and guests in attendance:

Name Organization Phone No. Fax No. /email

George Bisso Sandusky Radio 425-454-1540 425-889-4772

Chuck Zappala AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. 425-889-6094

Dennis Anderson FCC 425-820-6271 danderso@fcc.gov

Don Jones 425-861-0844

Gerry Broerman Boeing 253-657-6420

Kim Torp-Pedersen Alster Communications 425-702-8396 kimtp@aol.com

Shirley Perry FCC 425-820-6271 sperry@fcc.gov

Loren Postma City of Everett Utilities 425-257-8826

Dave Drolet Ratelco Comm Services 425-646-6242

Brian Ward Boeing 253-657-6123

Jack Manon Manon Engineering 425-827-7449

Sean Douglas King County RCS 206-205-8181

Mark McDermott King County RCS 206-296-5051

Rich Tiedeman NUWC Keyport 360-396-7592

Donnell Washington NAVCOMTELSTA Puget 360-396-7075

Edwin Draper NAVCOMTELSTA Puget 360-396-6320 draperea@ncts.puget.nsb.navy.mil

Kris McGowan FCC 425-820-6271

Spencer Bahner King County 206-296-6594

Alan Robinson Goldspar Communications 253-759-4334

FINANCIAL REPORT

Checking Account Balance: $4,035.15

OLD BUSINESS

Meeting Facility. George has arranged for the December and January WWCIC meetings to be held at KLSY/KIXI studios in Bellevue and subsequent meetings if desired. The only interruption may be when the stations move to new studios in the Factoria area which is planned for early next Spring. George suggested we consider KLSY/KIXI a semi-permanent home from now on even though we may want to meet at other locations from time to time. The next meeting is Tuesday, December 9th at 9:30 am. Click here for directions.

Navy Radar Interference. Chief Petty Officer Draper from the US Navy introduced himself and stated that his office would be represented at future meetings. The recent interference to public safety radio operations in the Puget Sound area was discussed at great length. CPO Draper stressed that the Navy would like to be notified immediately of this type of interference and be given as much information as possible so they can identify the problem or eliminate the Navy as culprit and bring closure to the interference. It was generally agreed that any future interference to public safety should be reported to either the FCC Watch Officer at 202-632-6975 or the FCC Seattle Office at 425-820-6271.

WWCIC Web Site. Alan has had the web site up and running for about a month now. He will add a list of members and the FCC Wach Office phone number. Let him know of any other suggestions.

800 MHz Cross Border Interference. Spencer gave an overview of recent events. Valley Comm installed a new antenna at McDonald and testing verified a 25dB front to back ratio. Unfortunately, Canada reported there was no improvement. Valley Comm then shut down the two interferring channels and have now proposed a frequency reuse plan to FCC which has not yet been approved.

NEW BUSINESS

KLSY-FM Coverage. George briefed that KLSY 92.5 FM has lost all coverage from Mt. Vernon north to the Canadian border. Attempts are being made to resolve this issue with Canada.

FCC Items of Interest. Dennis Anderson reported the following:

• Additional comment is sought in wireless enhanced 911 reconsideration proceeding regarding rules and schedules.
• A waiver of Section 90.179 was granted to Snohomish PUD to permit it to share its 900 MHz industrial and land transportation system with public safety users on a non-profit, cost shared basis.
• FCC has won judgments against an unlicensed radio operator in Florida and shut down several other unlicensed operators throughout the United States, including two in the Puget Sound area.
• FCC announced the existence of an ongoing criminal joint investigation with U.S. Customs and the US Attorney's Office into manufacture, importation, distribution, and sale of illegal electronic devices. Sam Lewis RF Ltd in Issaquah was allegedly fined $12,000.
• A Notice of Inquiry was released on October 23, 1997 to seek information regarding calling party pays (CPP), a service option currently offered by some CMRS providers.
• WTB issued an information bulletin on frequently asked questions by wireless service providers on universal service.
• New rules on refarming private land mobile radio services went into effect on October 17, 1997. Additionally, the subject report and order introduced competition into frequency coordination services and created opportunities for implementing centralized trunking technology on channels in the shared frequency bands below 800 MHz.
• FCC has set forth rules and policies for licensing and operatiion of "Little LEO" which are competitive non-voice, non-geostationary mobile-satellite systems.
• FCC adopted policies and rules for new generation of satellite communications services that have the potential to provide a wide variety of broadband interactive digital services in the US and around the world.

The meeting adjourned at 11:25.

SHIRLEY PERRY

Secretary/Treasurer

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