To direct the Federal Communications Commission to extend the final deadline for private land mobile radio licensees to migrate to narrowband technology by 2 years.

Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to extend until January 1, 2015, the final deadline for private land mobile radio licensees in the 150-174 MHz and 421-512 MHz bands to migrate to narrowband technology.

[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3430 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3430

  To direct the Federal Communications Commission to extend the final 
    deadline for private land mobile radio licensees to migrate to 
                   narrowband technology by 2 years.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 15, 2011

  Mr. Rothman of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Federal Communications Commission to extend the final 
    deadline for private land mobile radio licensees to migrate to 
                   narrowband technology by 2 years.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. NARROWBAND TECHNOLOGY MIGRATION DELAY.

    The Federal Communications Commission shall take all actions 
necessary to extend the final deadline in the footnote under section 
90.209(b)(5) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, for private land 
mobile radio licensees in the 150-174 MHz and 421-512 MHz bands to 
migrate to narrowband technology (utilizing 12.5 KHz or narrower) from 
January 1, 2013, to January 1, 2015.
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