House approves D Block reallocation, spectrum giveback 14th December 2011 “At some point, the American people say, ‘Stop talking. Get it done,'” Rep. Greg Walden said during the House floor debate. “And that’s what this legislation does as part of this bigger bill.”
News House vote on D Block expected today 13th December 2011 Members of the House of Representatives are considering payroll-tax legislation with language to reallocate the 700 MHz D Block spectrum to public safety and provide at least $5 billion in funding for the buildout of a nationwide LTE network for first responders.
D Block included in House payroll-tax legislation 9th December 2011 House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) introduced a bill that would extend the payroll tax cut and includes spectrum language that would reallocate the 700 MHz D Block to public safety and provide at least $5 billion in funding
D Block language may be included in multiple bills 8th December 2011 There is increasing speculation on Capitol Hill that the D Block language will be included in other bills, such as an omnibus appropriations bill or legislation that would extend the payroll tax.
FCC to set standard for mass communications disruptions 6th December 2011 In a release last week, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski noted that his staff had been investigating the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) authority’s preemptive disconnection of mobile phone towers in their subway system.
House subcommittee approves D Block bill 1st December 2011 17-6 vote passes a bill that would reallocate the D Bloc, provide at least $5 billion in network funding, and eventually return public safety’s narrowband spectrum to the FCC.
News Butting heads over abutting spectrum (with related video) 1st December 2011 Amid the finger pointing between LightSquared and the GPS community, the FCC and other federal policymakers are left to wrestle with numerous spectrum-policy questions.
Key questions for 2012 1st December 2011 Top questions Urgent Communications editors want answered in 2012.
Failure is not an option 1st December 2011 The public-safety, government and enterprise sectors are understandably excited about the communications future, but myriad obstacles threaten to derail the migration to next-generation technology.
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