Editing General Mobile Radio Service (section)

==Repeater Linking==
GMRS used to be regularly linked to other [[repeater]]s. The common practice for this linking was done via internet. This was commonly referred to [[GMRS_Linking|GMRS Linking]] using [[Node_(networking)|Nodes]] running a modified [[HamVoip|HamVoip]] version of [[Asterisk_(PBX)|Asterisk]] .

Around January 24, 2024 the FCC changed the wording on GMRs operations page that said " You cannot directly interconnect a GMRS station with the telephone network." to now include (among other things) "or any other network".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86FLGl_e5nw | title=21 Group FCC ARRL Luncheon | website=[[YouTube]] | date=27 January 2024 }}</ref> As of November 1, 2024 it now has this added to the operations tab: "In other words, repeaters may not be linked via the internet—an example of an “other network” in the rules—to extend the range of the communications across a large geographic area.  Linking multiple repeaters to enable a repeater outside the communications range of the handheld or mobile device to retransmit messages violates sections 95.1733(a)(8) and 95.1749 of the Commission's rules, and potentially other rules in 47 C.F.R.  Repeaters may be connected to the telephone network or other networks only for purposes of remote control of a GMRS station, not for carrying communication signals. "<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fcc.gov/wireless/bureau-divisions/mobility-division/general-mobile-radio-service-gmrs | title=General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) &#124; Federal Communications Commission }}</ref>  Wording changes did not affect local repeaters. This change did shut down several major nodes.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ncgmrs.net/network-shutdown/ | title=Network Shutdown – North Carolina GMRS Network | date=20 August 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.texasgmrs.net/fcc-changes/ | title=Texas GMRS Network }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://forums.mygmrs.com/topic/8329-mygmrs-network-shutting-down-august-28th-2024/ | title=MyGMRS Network Shutting Down August 28th, 2024 | date=21 August 2024 }}</ref> This change was not an official act; it was instead done through interpretation set forth by the [[Chevron_U.S.A.,_Inc._v._Natural_Resources_Defense_Council,_Inc.|Chevron Defense]]. The changes and shutdowns of nodes has drawn mixed reactions.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://forums.radioreference.com/threads/gmrs-repeater-linking-and-the-fcc.475143/ | title=GMRS repeater linking and the FCC | date=21 June 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://forums.mygmrs.com/topic/8306-fcc-gmrs-service-operations-page-updated-04-aug-2024/ | title=FCC GMRS Service Operations Page Updated 04 Aug, 2024 | date=18 August 2024 }}</ref>