Harrison County rebanding

[dr400]

This is in the Harrison County weekly paper...

http://www.harrisonnewsherald.com/story.asp?story=2

"Changing channels
1/31/08

By AMY GAREIS

News-Herald Staff Writer

LAW ENFORCEMENT in the county is changing frequencies after an agreement was sealed with Nextel on Wednesday.

Harrison County Commissioners OK’d a $96,228 plan that will allow Nextel to reband radio frequencies for the sheriff’s department. The company is defraying the cost as part of a separate pact with the Federal Communications Commission.

“Back in 2004, the FCC granted Nextel’s request to buy 800-megahertz frequencies up and replace them for law enforcement needs nationwide,” said Capt. Joe Myers of the HCSO. “We’re on the first wave because we have interoperability with West Virginia. We need an agreement to activate it. It’s no cost to us; Nextel is paying all of this, including the equipment and any labor.”

The agreement with Sprint/Nextel that would give the company ownership of current frequencies in the sheriff’s office and help purchase new ones, as well as new radio equipment for deputies.

Myers said the radio equipment was $80,393 with internal costs totaling another $15,835. Leaders said the change would not affect public safety."

Anybody have the new frequencies? Also anyone have an update on Jefferson and Belmont Counties rebanding. They too have agreement with Nextel. If you missed the post in the WV forum, Ohio County (WV) has signed agreements to have their towers built for the WV Interopability System.

Dale

 

[FPO703]

Ohio is in the 4th (last) parts to be rebanded. The proximity to WV has no bearing on this. They have to wait until the FCC approves it before the rebanding is done. Also, the county commissioners have no business and no say to approve/disapprove this since it's handled at the FCC level.

 

[mtindor]

Dale,

Thanks for the update. I'll keep my eyes and ears peeled for anything.

Mike

 

[jds911]

Harrison County was specifically permitted to reband as part of Wave 2 because of their proximity to West Virgina and their coordination with frequency planning region 22 - West Virginia. The same waiver was granted to Jefferson and Belmont counties.

The remainder of Ohio continues to wait on Wave 4, with the exception of Hamilton and a couple of other southwest counties. They are moving forward since they are in an area south of the Canadian coordination line.

 

[mtindor]

If that is to be believed, then maybe we in Jefferson/Harrison/Belmont should be free to discuss 911 rebanding progress on these forums without any further ado.

Thanks for the info jds.

Mike

 

[dr400]

Harrison County was specifically permitted to reband as part of Wave 2 because of their proximity to West Virgina and their coordination with frequency planning region 22 - West Virginia. The same waiver was granted to Jefferson and Belmont counties.

The remainder of Ohio continues to wait on Wave 4, with the exception of Hamilton and a couple of other southwest counties. They are moving forward since they are in an area south of the Canadian coordination line.

Exactly the same information I got last May from whom I'll call "a senior 911 official" who back then noted that Belmont County already had their rebanding frequencies allocated. Jefferson County also entered into agreement with NEXTEL last spring. The rebanding is due to the proximity to WV which is going ahead. The same official gave me the same information that Cincinnati would be going ahead before the rest of Ohio.