Public safety outlines 700 MHz positionBy: By Donny Jackson Two key national public-safety communications organizations recently reiterated their support for a nationwide public-safety network built through a public-private partnership with the winner of the 700 MHz “E Block” auction and detailed the characteristics they want included in the arrangement... Public-safety consortium issues RFP for 700 MHz advisorBy: By Donny Jackson A corporation hoping to serve as the national licensee for public safety’s broadband portion of the 700 MHz spectrum this week issued a request for proposals (RFPs) from applicants interested to serve as the entity’s agent/advisor... House committee members ask FCC to reject FrontlineBy: By Donny Jackson A Republican-dominated group of House Commerce Committee members this week released a letter sent to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin asking that the Frontline Wireless proposal be dismissed and let the 700 MHz commercial auction proceed with no public-safety, wholesale or open-access obligations... Sprint Nextel: Tazewell County appeal a procedural matterBy: By Donny Jackson Sprint Nextel has requested a hearing before an administrative law judge (ALJ) regarding the FCC’s recent ruling requiring the carrier to pay to replace radios in Tazewell County, Ill., but officials for the company this week indicated that it would comply with the terms of the decision... Public safety disagrees with NTIA position on interoperability grantsBy: By Donny Jackson Two national public-safety leaders today expressed dismay that a government official this week stated that public-safety answering point (PSAPs) would be eligible for a portion of $1 billion in interoperability grant funds.... PSAPs can get interoperability money, NTIA official saysBy: By Donny Jackson CHARLOTTE--Public safety answering points (PSAPs) and other 911-related entities are eligible to receive a portion of the $1 billion in interoperability funds being allocated during the next year, an official with the government agency overseeing the grant program said yesterday... Speakers: Change to NG 911 needs to happen sooner, not laterBy: By Donny Jackson CHARLOTTE--Dramatic changes in technology and communications habits mean that emergency-calling networks must move to a next-generation architecture quickly to meet public expectations for 911, speakers told attendees at the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) conference here yesterday... Commenters offer tweaks, critiques to Frontline proposalBy: By Donny Jackson While the notion of a public-private partnership to build a wireless broadband network for public safety in the 700 MHz band remains a popular topic of discussion, recent filings with the FCC indicate there is little consensus regarding the way to implement such an arrang... TA releases quarterly reportBy: By Donny Jackson Rebanding negotiations between 800 MHz NPSPAC licensees and Sprint Nextel have been difficult, but actually executing the work associated with the reconfiguration process could be tougher, according to the Transition Administrator (TA) quarterly report released last week... FCC says licensees will have to pay for rebanding appealsBy: By Donny Jackson NPSPAC licensees operating in the 800 MHz band that don’t sign a rebanding agreement with Sprint Nextel will have to pay their own legal costs if the matter is appealed beyond mandatory mediation, the FCC confirmed in an order released this week... FCC seeks greater wireless E-911 location accuracyBy: By Donny Jackson FCC commissioners today approved a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that tentatively concludes wireless and voice-over-IP (VoIP) location accuracy and reliability standards should be based on performance within each public safety answering point (PSAP) service area, not averaged on a statewide or multistate basis... Frontline agrees to public-safety protections at 700 MHzBy: By Donny Jackson Frontline Wireless yesterday submitted proposed service rules for the 700 MHz auction that would provide public safety with some much-wanted leverage in public-private negotiations and the assurance that first responders would receive the best pricing on a nationwide broadband network built in the band... FCC clarifies rebanding cost standardsBy: By Donny Jackson Sprint Nextel is not obligated to demand that 800 MHz licensees agree to reband their networks at the absolute lowest cost, but has some flexibility to accept higher costs to move the process forward, according to an FCC order released last Friday... Silicon Flatirons releases report on next-generation network for public safetyBy: By Donny Jackson A CTIA-sponsored report released yesterday acknowledged that a public-private partnership arrangement might be the most realistic avenue to build and maintain a nationwide, next-generation broadband network for public safety... Cyren Call might bid in 700 MHz auctionBy: By Donny Jackson Cyren Call Chairman Morgan O’Brien has said his company will consider bidding in the 700 MHz auction, depending on the rules the FCC adopts for the spectrum, a company spokesman told MRT today... |
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