FCC chairman’s legal advisor to co-direct Spectrum Policy Task Force 12th September 2002 Peter A. Tenhula, senior legal adviser to FCC Chairman Michael K. Powell, has been named co-director of the agency’s Spectrum Policy Task Force. A statement
FCC gives a nod to 800 MHz rebanding plan submitted as a consensus among 17 signatories 9th September 2002 The FCC has indicated its special interest in a particular frequency reallocation plan intended to mitigate interference to public safety radio communications
ATLIS would bring public safety, utilities and other private radio together in multiple bands on shared systems 2nd September 2002 LMS Wireless, Berkeley, Calif., wants the FCC to change the use of the 902–928 MHz band and make corresponding changes to the 217–225 MHz and 4.9 GHz
Money is the focus 1st September 2002 Most emergencies, whether large or small, begin at the local level and involve first responders almost exclusively during the first 24 to 48 hours. That
In Nashville, APCO sets sights on a global stage 1st September 2002 If you could spell you could have a front-row seat at APCO’s 68th Annual Conference and Exposition. The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials
FCC: Licenses soon to come for Auction 40 winners 31st August 2002 It could be almost any time, now, that the FCC will grant applications for licenses for the frequencies it sold in auction No. 40 that ended on Dec. 5,
700 MHz Guard Band managers soon to reveal progress toward fulfilling license obligations 30th August 2002 An FCC requirement that 700 MHz Guard Band managers file reports about their use of the spectrum they purchased from the federal government will give
ITA summarizes 800 MHz interference reply comments 25th August 2002 The Industrial Telecommunications Association, Arlington, Va., has provided summaries of reply comments submitted in the FCC’s WT Docket No. 02-55 proceeding
FCC requires digital tuners for TVs 21st August 2002 TV stations need not vacate 700 MHz channels until 85% of TV households in a given market have digital TV reception.
Former NTSB Chairman Hall cautions APCO members about security issues 17th August 2002 Homeland Security Dept. may degrade response in early going Don’t let homeland security detract from public safety Planning and drills save lives—remember
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