Policy and Law NewsMajor city police chiefs say 'no'--for now--t o 700 MHz networkBy Glenn Bischoff Police chiefs from 35 major cities support a resolution that calls for a postponement of the re-auction of the 700 MHz D Block until a consensus is reached within the public-safety sector... FCC establishes search engine for interleaved-channel availabilityBy Donny Jackson Public-safety agencies and critical-infrastructure entities wanting to apply for spectrum released by Sprint Nextel through the 800 MHz rebanding process can access information on available channels through an FCC search engine that was announced last week.... FCC OKs unlicensed use of TV white spacesBy Donny Jackson FCC commissioners Tuesday voted to open the spectral white spaces between broadcast television channels for unlicensed use by devices utilizing geo-location solutions as the foundation for avoiding interference with incumbent users in the band.... FCC sets interleaved rules for Sprint NextelBy Donny Jackson The FCC last week approved an order that requires Sprint Nextel to vacate most of its 800 MHz interleaved channels in stages... FCC approves new 911 rules for VoIPBy Donny Jackson FCC commissioners yesterday issued new 911 rules requiring that voice-over-IP (VoIP) service providers have access to the 911 system... FCC delays action on 800 MHz interleaved issueBy Donny Jackson Plans for the FCC to address the fate of Sprint Nextel’s 800 MHz interleaved channels have been delayed... M/A-COM says New York network fixes almost doneBy Donny Jackson Officials for Tyco Electronics M/A-COM last week told New York’s statewide wireless network (SWN) advisory council that the company has remedied 17 of the 19 deficiencies... TIA wants E911 technical working groupBy Glenn Bischoff The Telecommunications Industry Association, or TIA, this week asked the FCC to create an Enhanced 911 Technical Advisory Group.... Femtocells could become headache for E911By Lynnette Luna With potentially thousands of mobile customers buying these little boxes to boost their coverage and with a large share of 911 calls coming from mobile devices, the ability to identify mobile call locations when routed through femtocells has the potential to be problematic.... FCC adopts D Block draft rulesBy Donny Jackson FCC commissioners today voted to approve new draft rules for the reauction of the 10 MHz D Block... FCC chairman explains D Block auction plansBy Donny Jackson Auction of the 700 MHz D Block will provide wireless operators with the option of bidding on the spectrum on a nationwide or regional basis... New York gives M/A-COM 45 days to fix first phase of statewide networkBy Donny Jackson The state of New York on Friday informed Tyco Electronics M/A-COM that the company has defaulted on its contract to build a statewide LMR network and ordered that "significant deficiencies" need to be remedied by the middle of October for the $2 billion deal to remain in place.... PSST considers regional approach to D Block, alters agreement with Cyren CallBy Donny Jackson Board members for the Public Safety Spectrum Trust (PSST) last week voted to have the organization’s leadership pursue regional licensees for its commercial 700 MHz D Block partner and scale back the PSST's financial relationship with its advisor, Cyren Call Communications.... FCC completes testing of TV white-spaces devicesBy Donny Jackson FCC testing of devices designed to operate in the spectral "white spaces" between broadcast television channels was completed this week, which could allow the commission to approve rules for the much-anticipated spectrum before the end of this year.... Lots of work needed to make 700 MHz proposal a realityBy Donny Jackson Myriad technical, financial and operational challenges surround the proposed 700 MHz public-private partnership model that is designed to build and maintain a nationwide broadband network for public safety, but leaders within the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) remain supportive of the notion.... |
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