**FCC REMOVES RADIOTELEGRAPH REQUIREMENT FOR GLOBAL MARITIME DISTRESS AND SAFETY SYSTEM EQUIPPED VESSEDLS-- (REPORT NO. WT 96-8, WIRELESS TELECOM ACTION)

  • Full Title:
    **FCC REMOVES RADIOTELEGRAPH REQUIREMENT FOR GLOBAL MARITIME DISTRESS AND SAFETY SYSTEM EQUIPPED VESSEDLS-- (REPORT NO. WT 96-8, WIRELESS TELECOM ACTION)
  • Document Type:
    News Release
  • Bureau(s):
    Managing Director
    Wireless Telecommunications
  • Description
    The Commission has eliminated the requirement that Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) equipped vessels also carry a manual Morse code radiotelegraph.
    Action by the Commission April
  • Report #:
    WT 96-8

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