News FCC makes NG-911 recommendations to Congress 28th February 2013 A big step in the right direction would be for Congress to eliminate legacy state regulations that require PSAPs to purchase 911 services from incumbent telephony providers, commission says.
News Briefs: FCC announces second field hearing on network resiliency 21st February 2013 Also, BearCom adds Vertex portable to its two-way radio portfolio; DHS issues multiband radio reports; Thales names another executive; Avtec lands multi-year deal with major freight railway; and Micom radios have a new distributor.
Commentary Proper license transfers save a lot of grief 21st February 2013 Following proper spectrum-license transfer procedures in a timely manner can save the licensees future grief and penalties from the FCC.
Commentary Recent FCC actions are a positive step forward 7th February 2013 The FCC has begun to define its view of what VHF/UHF narrowbanding non-compliance means.
News Briefs: FirstNet begins interviews for top post 29th January 2013 Also, the FCC waives its restriction on 25 kHz-capable equipment in the T-Band, and Cummins invests in fuel-cell vendor ReliOn.
Commentary FCC grants fresh round of antenna-structure lighting waivers 29th January 2013 By Michael Higgs — FCC is considering revisions to rules regarding antenna-structure lighting.
News FCC, LMCC reps discuss narrowbanding implementation 17th January 2013 Goal is to work together to identify licensees that have not complied with the mandate, in order to better understand what to do about it.
Commentary FCC meets with frequency coordinators on narrowband 17th January 2013 FCC personnel met with Part 90 frequency coordinators concerning how those licensees who have failed to narrowband their VHF and UHF systems (and did not receive a waiver) should be treated.
News Briefs: FCC announces first post-Sandy field hearing 15th January 2013 Also, Klein adds speaker/microphone, Miami-Dade County transitions to P25, and Genesis names a director for its new division.
News FCC releases report on derecho-related 911 issues 10th January 2013 A “large portion” of 911 system outages were “avoidable,” had carriers followed best practices, according to the report.
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