1998 Biennial Regulatory Review-Private Land Mobile Radio Services

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Federal Communications Commission 47 CFR Parts 2, 90 and 95 [WT Docket No. 98-182; RM-9222; FCC 00-235] AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Final rule. ( printed page 60870) SUMMARY: This document consolidates and streamlines the Commission's Rules concerning the private land mobile radio services (PLMRS). Several licensing and operational requirements are modified or eliminated in order to reduce the regulatory burden on PLMR licensees and to promote greater flexibility and more efficient use of the private land mobile radio frequency spectrum. DATES: Effective November 13, 2000. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Guy Benson (202) 418-2946 < gbenson@fcc.gov > or Ghassen Khalek (202) 418-2771 < gkhalek@fcc.gov >, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, or Les Smith, AMD-PERM, Office of Managing Director at (202) 418-0217. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Report and Order, (R&O), in the R&O and Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making, (FNPRM), FCC 00-235 in WT Docket No. 98-182 and PR Docket No. 92-235, adopted on June 28, 2000, and released on July 12, 2000. The full text of this R&O and FNPRM ) is available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in the FCC Reference Center, Room CY-A257, 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. The complete text may be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, International Transcription Service, Inc., 1231 20th…