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January 8, 1991 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Sumner, K1ZZ
Tel 203-666-1541
Fax 203-665-7531
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BILL TO PROTECT AMATEUR RADIO SPECTRUM INTRODUCED IN HOUSE
On the first day of the new 102nd Congress, a bill to prevent the loss of
radio spectrum by the Amateur Radio Service was introduced by Rep. Jim Cooper
(D-Tennessee). Cooper is a member of the House Subcommittee on
Telecommunications and Finance, where the bill is likely to be referred for
consideration. The bill, The Amateur Radio Spectrum Protection Act of 1991, is designated as H.R. 73.
The legislation proposes that "the Federal Communications Commission
shall not diminish existing allocations of spectrum to the Amateur Radio
Service after January 1, 1991. The Federal Communications Commission shall
provide equivalent replacement spectrum to the Amateur Radio Service for any
frequency reallocation after January 1, 1991."
In commenting on H.R. 73, the President of the American Radio Relay
League, Larry Price, W4RA, welcomed Rep. Cooper's support of the Amateur Radio
Service and expressed the hope that many Congressmen will join him as co-
sponsors. "We know that Amateur Radio has many friends on Capitol Hill. Our
success in defeating unreasonable license fees in 1989 proved that," said Mr.
Price.
In the findings portion of his bill, Rep. Cooper states that nearly one-
half million radio amateurs are licensed by the FCC, after thorough
examination in radio regulations and technical principles of radio
communications; that amateurs operate their stations solely with a personal
aim and without pecuniary interest; that among the basic purposes of the
Amateur Radio Service is to provide voluntary non-commercial radio services,
particularly emergency communications; and that emergency communication
services by volunteer radio amateurs "have consistently and reliably been
provided before, during, and after floods, tornadoes, forest fires,
earthquakes, blizzards, train wrecks, chemical spills, and other disasters."
However, he also notes that the FCC "has taken actions which resulted in the
loss of over 100 MHz of spectrum to Amateurs."