[BC] Analog Longevity

[CBoone]

True.....FCC a while back allowed sunset of analog cellphones in a number of
areas....
Eventually only the digital modes will work......I had a xmtr site near the
Texas coast with an analog cell on the rmt control...The current owners are
too cheap to pay for a line to the tower (it could be done)....with sunset
of analog, it will have to go...with the new tower they are planning on
building maybe they will have a new phone cable put in (along with a new
road to the tower...but doubtful)
Less than 5% of channels at any cell site is analog now.....

Chris 

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Alan Alsobrook
> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 12:16 AM
> To: Broadcast Radio Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [BC] Analog Longevity
> 
> rumor has it that the sunset of analog cell phones is 1/1/08 
> Or that at least Cell providers would no longer be required 
> to support analog service.
> 
> Jim Wood, C.P.E.W. wrote:
> > Lots of posts on 'keeping analog alive'... or not.  I have a quick 
> > quasi-related question.  Does anyone know if today's cell 
> sites still 
> > accept calls from analog phones?
> > 
> > Jim Wood
> > Brea, CA