It was 1995. I authored a state public safety communications newsletter with background information on narrowbanding from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). At the time, it was called refarming. A quick look in my file cabinet at those old newsletters indicated the original dates for operational conversion were much more aggressive than the current deadline. The 12.5 kHz date was listed as Jan. 1, 1997, to retain primary status on existing licensed channels. Zoom forward, and with much interim discussion, we are looking at a deadline of Jan. 1, 2013.
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