Mediation period begins for NPSPAC Wave 3 rebandingBy Donny Jackson Most 800 MHz public-safety licensees in Wave 3 yesterday entered the mediation phase of negotiations with Sprint Nextel in an effort to reach a final rebanding agreement with the wireless carrier... Senate committee passes VoIP 911 billBy Donny Jackson Members of the Senate Commerce Committee this week approved a bill designed to make E911 obligations for voice-over-IP (VoIP) providers comparable to those of traditional mobile wireless carriers... FCC to consider Frontline, 700 MHz rules without widebandBy Donny Jackson FCC commissioners yesterday tentatively concluded that public safety spectrum in the 700 MHz band should not be used for wideband applications and opened a proceeding that will include consideration of a public-private partnership proposal from Frontline Wireless... General Dynamics selected as IWN contractorBy Donny Jackson Systems integrator General Dynamics C4 Systems yesterday announced it has been chosen by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to build a proposed multibillion-dollar Integrated Wireless Network (IWN) for federal field agents, but questions remain whether the interoperable communications system will be realized... FCC places 700 MHz items on agendaBy Donny Jackson FCC commissioners will consider the development of service rules to govern future 700 MHz licenses during its meeting next Wednesday, according to the agenda released by the commission... Key FCC rebanding contact reassignedBy Donny Jackson One of the key FCC contacts in the 800 MHz rebanding process has been reassigned to the commission’s Media bureau from his previous post in the Public Safety and Homeland Security (PSHS) bureau... Senate Committee seeks funding ideas for next-gen 911By Donny Jackson Public-safety and industry experts this week told the Senate Commerce Committee that next-generation 911 technology will greatly enhance emergency response and should be available soon, but leaders of the committee questioned how to pay for such IP-based upgrades... FCC nixes idea of cell phones on planes—for nowBy Donny Jackson The FCC yesterday released an order terminating its proceeding to examine whether cellular phones could be used on board airplanes but acknowledged that the item could be reconsidered in the future... IWCE: Frontline seeks flexibility in public-safety partnershipBy Donny Jackson LAS VEGAS--A commercial wholesale provider and a national public-safety licensee should be given as much flexibility as possible to reach a mutually beneficial arrangement when establishing a partnership to build a nationwide broadband network in the 700 MHz band, a Frontline Wireless official said... Barton: It may be time for a federal public-safety standardBy Donny Jackson Given the slow progress of interoperable public-safety communications, it may be time for the federal government to play a more active role in the sector--traditionally dominated by local and state agencies—said Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas)... TA announces subscriber-deployment programBy Donny Jackson In an effort to accelerate progress in 800 MHz rebanding, the Transition Administrator yesterday announced a program that will let work on public-safety licensees’ subscriber units begin before all negotiations with Sprint Nextel are completed... NTIA head outlines interoperability grant programBy Donny Jackson Public-safety organizations should learn this summer the guidance associated with $1 billion in communications interoperability grants that will be distributed by the end of the year, the head of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) told Congress today... McCain introduces 700 MHz legislationBy Donny Jackson As expected, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) yesterday introduced new legislation that would have a public-private partnership build a nationwide broadband network for public safety on 30 MHz of spectrum scheduled to be auctioned to commercial operators next year... Dingell comments raise questions about 700 MHz transition dateBy Donny Jackson Lackluster federal efforts to ease the digital-television (DTV) transition could lead to a delay in the 700 MHz transition date of Feb. 17, 2009, that was enacted a year ago, the chairman of the House Commerce Committee indicated this week... Frontline Wireless offers an alternative 700 MHz proposalBy Donny Jackson Frontline Wireless, a two-month-old startup boasting a trio of high-profile industry leaders, this week unveiled its proposal for a 700 MHz nationwide, broadband public-safety network that would utilize spectrum currently allocated for both commercial and public-safety use... |
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