The Federal Communications Commission has set Jan. 1, 2013 as the date when all public safety entities must have their broadcasting equipment — pagers, radios and consoles — narrowbanded to create the ability to have more communication capacity and to reduce the amount of interference officials find on their communication channels.Area law enforcement officials, such as those in Crawford County, Pa., said that they have already held meetings to discuss the switch and what it will take to convert current equipment over to the new narrowbanding.Read more in the Morning Sun.
FCC Plan to Cause Equipment Checks
