No worries – as you said – it’s an FCC requirement that was initially setup in 1971 when MCI and AT&T were fighting for long-haul spectrum. Every single proposal ended up in a major battle at the FCC and they decided to get out of the middle of these arguments and force the applicants to work together.
These days, we get very few responses from individual licensees and generally only receive an occasional issue from other coordinators. But, I can tell you that we send hundreds of complaints per month on behalf of the clients we protect. Most coordinators now prefer email delivery – in fact, we are looking to eliminate mail delivery altogether. So, if you are receiving snail mail from us, let me know and we’ll get it changed to email. From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Chuck McCown via Af Sent: Monday, December 15, 2014 12:58 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] licensed prior coordination notifications Sorry Tim...Liz and all the other frequency coordinators here. I know it is not your fault. You get a few licensed links up and pretty soon you are inundated with notices. The one time I complained about a link, nothing happened at all. So, as far as I am concerned, they are a welfare plan designed by the federal government to employ postal workers. From: Chuck McCown via Af<mailto:af@afmug.com> Sent: Monday, December 15, 2014 10:55 AM To: af@afmug.com<mailto:af@afmug.com> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] licensed prior coordination notifications They go directly to the trash. From: That One Guy via Af<mailto:af@afmug.com> Sent: Monday, December 15, 2014 10:51 AM To: af@afmug.com<mailto:af@afmug.com> Subject: [AFMUG] licensed prior coordination notifications Since we got our license a few weeks ago we have gotten a ton of these things, some of which are a state away. What is the criteria for sending these things out? What are we supposed to do with them, are we supposed to run a pth calc to see if it looks like it will cause issues? whos responsible for prior notice if it looks like it might? Is it us or the applicant frequency coordinator? -- All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that the parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not use a hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925
