Ambulance drivers, forest rangers, and police will have less interference when communicating over radio waves, under a plan adopted by the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday.
The FCC plans to consolidate the broad range of Private Land Mobile Radio Services that currently operate on congested bands.
The 20 existing services, which include construction, forestry, and police radio, will be put into two pools: public safety and industrial/business. The consolidation will make available more than 1,100 frequencies, where now there are 740 and open up the spectrum to further competition.
The ruling follows a June 1995 order, which created a rechanneling plan to promote greater spectrum efficiency while ensuring vital public safety communications.
