Author: PeterPeter
Date: Mar 31, 2008 20:00
Just found this on the net ....
FCC to Deregulate Amateur Radio by 2010:
Washington, DC, April 1, 2008:
In a bold move the Federal Communications Commission has decided to
deregulate the Amateur Radio Service. This comes at a time when budget
cuts within the Commission are forcing its Enforcement Bureau to shut
down by 1 January 2009.
A spokesperson for the Commission stated that since Amateur Radio
operators are supposed to be self-policing that this new move "should
not pose a problem". And that it would also "solve the whole issue of
restructuring".
This news has come as quite a shock to many in the Amateur Radio
community, striking up many heated debates. "Basically we're being
told that we're on our own as of 1 January, 2008", said a high-level
League staff member.
In the interim between 2008 and 2010 Amateur Radio operators are
expected to act just as they do now. "Nothing's changed yet, and all
the rules and regulations are still in effect," said a spokesperson
for the Commission.
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