Rep. Steven Rothman (D-NJ) introduced H.R. 3430 bill into the 112th Congress, House of Representatives, on Nov. 15, 2011. The 11 lines of this short, succinct bill directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to extend by 2 years the final deadline for private land mobile radio licensees to migrate to narrowband technology. Currently that date is set for January 1, 2013.
If passed, H.R. 3430 would extend the narrowband implementation deadline to January 1, 2015. There is currently no co-sponsor for this bill, nor is any justification provided as to why a deadline extension is needed.
Most industry experts do not expect this bill to pass. As such, the bill is no reason for public safety agencies to ignore the requirement for narrow banding of their radio frequencies by the January 1, 2013 deadline.
More info: GovTrack.us – H.R. 3430: To direct the Federal Communications Commission to extend the final deadline….