Abstract :
For many years TV broadcasting and private mobile radio (PMR) have been fighting over radio frequencies that both considered vital for their development. The VHF Band III has been given to the broadcasters and PMR services alternately and is now owned by PMR ser,vices. However the Government is considering reinstituting TV broadcasting in the VHF bands. The author discusses how mobile communications, based on trunking technology, will be affected by the loss of Band III