..."The Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) of the Federal Communications Commission has
entered into a Consent Decree to resolve its investigation into whether Cameron Thurston (Thurston)
violated Sections 301 and 333 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Act), and Sections
90.20, 90.403, 90.405 and 90.425 of the Commission’s rules by operating on spectrum that the
Commission has licensed for use by the Michigan Public Safety Communications Network (MPSCS).
These sections of the Act and the Commission’s rules ensure that spectrum remains available for
exclusive use by public safety entities by prohibiting unauthorized operations, prohibiting willful or
malicious interference, establishing eligibility requirements to obtain a license for spectrum reserved for
public safety uses, delineating the scope of permitted communications, and requiring authorized stations
periodically to transmit call signs or similar station or system identification when using a public safety
network. Unauthorized use of public safety radio networks, such as the MPSCS, poses a unique threat to
public safety because it can “create[] a scenario in which a dispatcher might not be able to hear and
respond to an emergency transmission” from authorized users, thereby endangering the safety of first
responders and the public they are called to protect"...
Full order here: https://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2018/db0516/DA-18-462A1.pdf
entered into a Consent Decree to resolve its investigation into whether Cameron Thurston (Thurston)
violated Sections 301 and 333 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Act), and Sections
90.20, 90.403, 90.405 and 90.425 of the Commission’s rules by operating on spectrum that the
Commission has licensed for use by the Michigan Public Safety Communications Network (MPSCS).
These sections of the Act and the Commission’s rules ensure that spectrum remains available for
exclusive use by public safety entities by prohibiting unauthorized operations, prohibiting willful or
malicious interference, establishing eligibility requirements to obtain a license for spectrum reserved for
public safety uses, delineating the scope of permitted communications, and requiring authorized stations
periodically to transmit call signs or similar station or system identification when using a public safety
network. Unauthorized use of public safety radio networks, such as the MPSCS, poses a unique threat to
public safety because it can “create[] a scenario in which a dispatcher might not be able to hear and
respond to an emergency transmission” from authorized users, thereby endangering the safety of first
responders and the public they are called to protect"...
Full order here: https://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2018/db0516/DA-18-462A1.pdf