APCO: President signs law to make $43.5 million in PSAP funding availableBy Donny Jackson BALTIMORE--President George W. Bush last week signed into a law a measure that lets the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) allocate $43.5 million for 911 network upgrades, according to panelists speaking at the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) conference... PSST gets 10 applicants for agent positionBy Donny Jackson Ten firms have applied to serve as the agent/advisor of the Public Safety Spectrum Trust (PSST), a new organization that hopes to be named as the national licensee overseeing public safety’s interest in the nationwide 700 MHz broadband network approved by the network this week... FCC approves 700 MHz rulesBy Donny Jackson As expected, the FCC yesterday approved rules for 700 MHz spectrum that includes provisions for a public-private partnership to build a nationwide wireless broadband network and reserves a portion of the available spectrum for commercial operators willing to adhere to open-access principles... FCC puts 700 MHz item on July 31 agendaBy Donny Jackson FCC members are scheduled to consider much-anticipated rules for the 700 MHz auction at its meeting on Tuesday, according to an agenda released yesterday evening... PSST receives interest from 11 for agent positionBy Donny Jackson Eleven entities have expressed their intent to submit applications to serve as the agent/advisor of the Public Safety Spectrum Trust (PSST), which hopes to become the national licensee for 12 MHz of public-safety spectrum that is expected to be earmarked for a nationwide wireless network... Public safety outlines 700 MHz positionBy 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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... |
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