FCC Issues Notice of Harmful Interference

Continuing the agency’s strong enforcement efforts to protect essential radio transmissions, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has ordered the owners of a Texas ranch to immediately cease operation of a transmitting device that is interfering with licensed public safety communications systems in the area.

According to a “Notification of Harmful Interference,” agents from the Dallas office of the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau responded to an interference complaint by the City of McKinney, Texas. Using direction-finding techniques, their investigation identified a signal booster located at Luxia Craig Ranch that created emissions that were interfering with the City’s public safety communications system.

The interference ceased when a Luxia representative disconnected power to the booster.

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The FCC’s Notification of Harmful Interference is available at https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-410803A1.pdf.

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