Railroad Group Seeks Expansion of PTC Deployments in Central U.S.
PTC-220 asked the FCC for special temporary authority to operate positive train control radio base stations using automated maritime telecommunications system (AMTS) spectrum covering Region 4, which takes in an area from the upper Midwest to the Gulf Coast. “Consistent…
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with prior STA applications to operate on AMTS spectrum,” grant of PTC-220’s request “would permit the immediate deployment” of PTC, it said. PTC-220 represents the nation’s major freight railroads and wants to add 1,240 planned locations to the 12,853 locations previously authorized. “Since January 2020, PTC-220 has successfully conducted PTC and non-PTC rail safety operations in AMTS Region 4 and has received no reports of harmful interference from broadcasters,” said a filing posted Friday: “Importantly, whether operating under STA or permanent authority, PTC-220 will cure any instances of harmful interference caused by its transmissions.”