Tough economic climate may drive PSAP consolidationBy Mary Rose Roberts In today’s economic climate, government officials are grappling with ways to save money. One way is to consolidate the dispatch and call-taking functions of multiple first-responder agencies under one brick-and-mortar facility.... 800 MHz rebanding runs for the borderBy Donny Jackson ORLANDO--More than four years after the initial 800 MHz rebanding schedule was unveiled to public-safety agencies, an international agreement that would allow public-safety agencies along the U.S.-Mexico border likely is at least four months away... Public safety hopes for piece of $787 billion stimulus packageBy Donny Jackson Both houses of Congress on Friday approved legislation calling for $787 billion in economic-stimulus funds. The package includes more than $6 billion for broadband deployments... Panel: Bad economy not expected to slow 800 MHz rebandingBy Donny Jackson ORLANDO—Key players in 800 MHz rebanding may face uncertain futures amid the economic downturn, but even worst-case scenarios should not jeopardize the reconfiguration process in the band, representatives of the 800 MHz Transition Administrator said yesterday... Kentucky Department for Public Health to administer medical talkgroupsBy Mary Rose Roberts The Kentucky Department for Public Health will regionally manage national public health-oriented satellite talkgroups offered through SkyTerra Communications' SMART (satellite mutual-aid radio talkgroups) program.... FCC releases new rules regarding DTV transitionBy Donny Jackson On the heels of Congress approving an optional four-month delay in the transition to digital television (DTV), the FCC has passed new rules that specify the timetable for TV stations to make the transition.... Tecore offers alternative to cell-phone jamming equipmentBy Lynnette Luna Amid the maelstrom created by the cell-phone jamming debate, a Columbia, Md., company is offering a middle-ground solution to the problem of jail prisoners using contraband cell phones to conduct business.... Stimulus package does not target public safetyBy Donny Jackson Although the U.S. Senate today is expected to approve an economic-stimulus package worth about $800 billion, public-safety communications is not a primary target of the legislation, according to public-safety officials.... Senator announces AFG grantsBy Mary Rose Roberts U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar (R-Ind.) announced that 18 Indiana fire departments will receive funds from the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program totaling nearly $1.4 million.... Utilities Telecom Council asks FCC for 30 MHz of spectrumBy Mary Rose Roberts The Utilities Telecom Council (UTC) recently presented an analysis to the Federal Communication Commission about U.S. electric, gas and water utilities’ radio-spectrum needs.... Sprint Nextel provides 800 MHz rebanding updateBy Donny Jackson About one-third of all 800 MHz public-safety licensees are operating on new frequencies after completing rebanding work, but one out of five NPSPAC licensees still remain without a rebanding agreement with Sprint Nextel... PSST chairman cites financial issuesBy Donny Jackson The Public Safety Spectrum Trust (PSST)—the nationwide licensee to the 10 MHz swath of public-safety broadband spectrum in the 700 MHz band—is facing a potential financial dilemma later this year... Furth named acting chief of FCC public-safety bureauBy Donny Jackson Acting FCC Chairman Michael Copps yesterday announced that David Furth will be the acting chief of the agency’s public-safety and homeland-security bureau (PSHSB).... Tyco Electronics M/A-COM takes 'first step' toward New York litigationBy Donny Jackson Tyco Electronics M/A-COM informed the state of New York that it plans to file litigation in response to the state’s decision two weeks ago to terminate its $2 billion contract with the vendor that was supposed to result in the construction of a statewide wireless network (SWN) for first responders.... NPSTC: Proposed P25-TETRA comparison 'dead in the water'By Donny Jackson A proposed comparison of Project 25 (P25) and Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) technologies—focal public-safety communications standards in North America and Europe, respectively—will not be conducted... |
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