I believe public utilities do not have to pay for their licenses like commercial two way radio operators and others but I am not sure if that still holds. I think there is a fee for license search and process but it should not be hat expensive for public utilities. I remember a "discussion" I had with Comsearch over the price they charged for a frequency search. We needed two additional 900MHz licenses for PTP SCADA backbone links and somewhere they mentioned spectrum analysis. I asked if they sent someone to check out the spectrum in the paths of intended sites. They said no. So dumb me, asked how do you know which frequencies are clean if we are on the border with Mexico? Even our police department had issues with the Chihuahua Cattle Associations' system for a week a few years back and so did our military with an STL shot in the 230MHz range across border. Never got an answer.
Jaime Solorza Wireless Systems Architect 915-861-1390 On Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 9:47 AM, Sean Heskett <[email protected]> wrote: > Cool thanks for all the tips and resources guys. They are amicable to > working with us (they don't want any bad press either) so we should be able > to work out a solution. > > I've also forwarded some contacts for license coordinators. > > Thanks guys! Luckily 900mhz is less than 1% of our customer base. But > for that 1% it's all they've got for getting Internet. > > -Sean > > On Wednesday, April 27, 2016, Travis Allen <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Sean, >> >> One of our local utilities uses licensed 220mhz for bh, but still uses >> 900mhz for meter to meter and meter to Collection point communication. It >> does cut down on some of the noise though this way. Most of the utilities >> around us monitor through their own wires, no noise that way. I understand >> that the data rate is really slow, just a few hundred bits per second, but >> they don't need a ton of speed. >> >> We have two utilities using 900mhz in our service area, one monitors >> their meters every hour! And one monitors at 9am 12pm and 5pm. The second >> one is much better for us, much less noise. They can make that choice so >> if they have to use 900mhz, try to get them to not monitor during your busy >> time for residential(after 5pm). >> >> >> Travis Allen >> Total Highspeed Internet Solutions >> totalhighspeed.com >> 417-851-1107 >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From: *"Sean Heskett" <[email protected]> >> *To: *[email protected], [email protected] >> *Sent: *Monday, April 25, 2016 3:05:56 PM >> *Subject: *[WISPA Members] Licensed spectrum for utility companies >> >> can anyone point me in the direction of what licensed spectrum is >> available and how to obtain the spectrum for electrical and water utility >> companies that want to do advanced metering. >> >> our local co-op is about to deploy a 900Mhz system and they stated that >> they couldn't get any licensed spectrum. >> >> Any and all advice is greatly appreciate! >> >> Thanks, >> Sean >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Members mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/members >> >>
