In response to input from a number of public safety organizations requesting that NPSTC reexamine the Channel Naming Recommendations of the National Coordination Committee (NCC), at its November 2006 meeting, the NPSTC Governing Board established a Task Group to solicit input and establish consensus on a set of Common Names for the channels designated by the FCC for interoperability use.
The Task group solicited input in the December 2006 - January 2007 time frame, and held a Public Forum in conjunction with the February 2007 quarterly NPSTC meetings in Orlando, FL.
The Common Naming Task Group developed a Report of Committee, proposing the consensus Revised Common Naming Standard developed as a result of the February 5, 2007 forum. They accepted comments on this proposed format through May 20, 2007. The Task Group evaluated all comments received and developed the Final Draft Recommendation for adoption by the NPSTC Governing Board at the quarterly meeting on June 13, 2007. The NPSTC Governing Board approved the Final Recommendations and have now release the NPSTC Channel Naming Report. The report was presented at the SAFECOM Executive Committee Meeting that was help on June 14, 2007 and they voted to support the report. The Channel Naming Report is currently in the process of becoming a standard within the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) process.
The Channel Naming Report is a living document that will require revisions from time to time; for example, in response to changes in the 700 MHz band, created by the FCC’s 2nd Report and Order, in which previously bifurcated spectrum was consolidated. The Report will also require revisions as federal channel names are revised and protocols with Canada are adopted, and soon include an addendum with the addition of six-character names in the 800 MHz band for radios that have limited space for channel names.
Below is an addendum for the 700Mhz changes. Announcements will be sent via the NPSTC Participant Listserv when updates are posted or standards process impacts the Report. All updates will also be posted to this website. If you would like to join the listserv, please contact the
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