NPSTC Cites Cellphone-Aircraft Docket Concern

TRDaily reports the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council expressed concern today that the FCC could inadvertently ban public safety airborne communications if it adopts rules it proposed in a proceeding in which it sought comment on whether to permit airlines to allow passengers to use voice communications above 10,000 feet (TRDaily, Dec. 12, 2013). In a filing in WT docket 13-301, NPSTC urged the Commission to ensure that any changes to its section 90.423 rules apply only to commercial specialized mobile radio (SMR) operations and not public safety operations.