The city-wide GMRS (General Mobile Radio System) repeater system is operational. GMRS is a neighborhood backup for cell phone ...

The term of a GMRS license is ten years. Applicants are required to pay a fee of $70. As soon as the FCC announces the actual date when the fee will be reduced, it's expected that it will be $35 ...

GMRS is a different class of radio from the run-of-the-mill FRS type. They require a $30 FCC license to legally operate and allow for vastly increased range and access to specially reserved channels.