Crosby's Blog

In his blog, EWA Chief Strategy Officer Mark Crosby addressed topics of concern to the land mobile radio industry. Unleashed and unvarnished, Mark takes on speculators, exposes the practices of those who prey upon unknowing licensees, and comments on spectrum policy at large.

  • A Dose of Reality

    May 14, 2023

    I think it may be about time to form a public safety association just to counter the Public Safety Spectrum Alliance’s (PSSA) goofy narrative, maybe something like the “Public Safety Reality Association” (PSRA) that would provide unbiased information. Making stuff up under the premise that the 4.9 GHz band is in dire need of preservation for public safety interests is blatantly nuts.

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  • A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing

    April 25, 2023

    One would hope that folks who genuinely care about the future of the 4.9 GHz band are not so naïve to believe the rhetoric proffered by the Public Safety Spectrum Alliance (PSSA), an organization created and backed by those who want to ensure that the 4.9 GHz band falls within FirstNet’s (AT&T’s) spectrum sphere.

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  • Federal Licensing, Inc. – Foul Misinformation

    January 13, 2023

    Always looking for an excuse to bamboozle unsuspecting FCC licensees, the folks located down the street from the FCC in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania have again cranked up the tired warning from their “Publication Division” that it is crucial that licensees have in their possession a copy of the FCC’s rules governing Part 90 operations.

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  • The 4 GHz Opportunity

    December 15, 2022

    The 4.9 GHz band is a critical resource for the public safety community, and it should be as well for others who contribute significantly to the public welfare. Under what historic eligibility designations entities may or may not be provided access to the band are necessary discussions but are best left for another day.

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  • The 4.9 GHz Opportunity

    August 30, 2022

    The 4.9 GHz band is a critical resource for the public safety community, and it should be as well for others who contribute significantly to the public welfare. Under what historic eligibility designations entities may or may not be provided access to the band are necessary discussions but are best left for another day.

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  • Only $.036 Per Day

    May 5, 2022

    In this week’s Insider, the lead story was entitled “New Filing Fees - One Complicated Surprise,” which explained to members why license renewals can prove to be more complicated than before.

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  • Not my social planner!

    March 11, 2022

    One would hope that the FCC, when making the difficult determination on how best to launch 4.9 GHz in the future, will rely on facts, but not unsubstantiated facts. Maybe I’m missing something. I’m sorry.

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  • Unfounded Concerns…

    March 1, 2022

    Does it make sense to anyone that T-Band incumbents who wish to modify their systems must first ensure that they protect a TV station’s analog service area when all TV stations are digital? It makes absolutely no sense at all! That’s why the National Wireless Communications Council (NWCC) filed its petition to update the FCC’s rules so that they would represent the real world.

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  • Was It Anything We Said?

    December 20, 2021

    Noting that the T-Band incumbent only filing window of December 19 was fast approaching without resolution of a host of issues affecting frequency coordination, licensing requirements and rule interpretations, the Land Mobile Communications Council (LMCC) filed a request to extend the filing window until next June.

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  • But No …

    October 29, 2021

    I don’t take it back. I had previously announced that a practicable solution was in fact identified to resolve the dilemma of T-Band applicants having to protect non-operational TV stations and stations transmitting on channels not even close to T-Band spectrum in the coordination process. No licensee rights were trampled. Time and money would be saved.

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