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Old April 24th 07, 06:47 AM posted to rec.radio.shortwave,alt.radio.gmrs
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Default why Bother getting a licence to use a GMRS radio?

"WILLIAM BALDWIN JR" wrote in
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And I'm hearing more and more people saying the same. Even people with
a *favorable* impression of Nextel admit they are referring to the
"old" Nextel, before it merged with Sprint. I was under the impression
that the FCC was also making Nextel move frequencies. Did they pull an
end run and force the reverse? (sadly, I remember when Police agencies
were forced *to* the 800mhz, now it's being taken *from* tem???


NextHell doesn't have to do a thing. Public safety is still going to be on
800. Many agencies don't have to move at all. Some will have to, and some
have the option. It's just one chunk of the band that the issue is with.