This is from the minutes of the July 2015 meeting of the ARRL Board of
Directors:
39. On motion of Mr. Frenaye, seconded by Mr. Isely, the following resolution
was ADOPTED:
Whereas, there exist unacceptably high numbers of long-outstanding interference
cases in the Amateur Radio Service, most notably in the areas of RFI from power
lines; RFI from Part 15 and 18 lighting devices; malicious interference to net
operations at HF; and malicious interference by unlicensed and licensed
individuals to VHF and UHF repeaters; and
Whereas, effective FCC enforcement in our Service requires timely, visible FCC
involvement in these cases, which has not been the case in recent years; and
Whereas, FCC has very recently made what ARRL views as ill-advised, very
substantial cuts in its field office locations and staffing, which will
inevitably, absent other offsetting changes, have
a further adverse effect on the responsiveness of FCC's Enforcement Bureau in
the area of Amateur Radio enforcement, starting immediately;
Now, therefore it is:
Resolved, that substantial, timely improvement in enforcement is an issue of
the highest urgency. The Chief Executive Officer, staff and General Counsel are
directed to develop and, under the supervision of the Executive Committee,
execute a plan to improve timely and visible enforcement in the Amateur Radio
Service. This plan will include (but not be limited to) identification of the
most urgent enforcement cases; summarizing evidentiary input to FCC to date in
each case; presenting these summaries to FCC Enforcement Bureau staff and FCC
Commissioners; other Federal agencies with jurisdiction over rule violation
instances; and as necessary, Congressional oversight authorities; and urging
the fast, timely resolution of the cases. The plan will also include plans for
improved publicity of enforcement actions which are not being effectively
publicized by FCC itself; options for providing ARRL resources in the direct
resolution of individual cases; and plans to cause FCC to make effective and
direct use of evidentiary materials gathered by volunteers in the Amateur
Service.
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