Satellite group bows out as auction bids top $11 billion 1st September 2006 Bids for wireless spectrum being auctioned by the FCC reached $11.1 billion through the first 26 rounds of bidding, with the departure of a partnership
APCO announces location-technology project 1st September 2006 Fueled by the emergence of voice over IP and other communications technologies that are not integrated easily into the current 911 system, the Association
Senate committee passes reform Act 1st September 2006 The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has approved the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act authored by Chairman Susan
Survey finds public-safety organizations trust the 4.9 GHz band 1st September 2006 PacketHop recently surveyed more than 700 public-safety organizations that filed for 4.9 GHz broadband Wi-Fi spectrum licenses and found that 82% of respondents
Is Congress listening? 1st September 2006 Last month, the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials and the National Emergency Number Association both endorsed the concept of reallocating
700 MHz reallocation gains support 1st September 2006 Those hoping to convince the FCC to open a proceeding regarding the reallocation of 30 MHz of 700 MHz spectrum currently designated to be auctioned by
Offer incentives to keep dispatchers 1st September 2006 I’ve just returned from the Association of Public-Safety Communication Officials conference, and I recently was at National Emergency Number Association
Keeping licenses current is key 1st September 2006 We’re now several months past the one-year milestone for 800 MHz reconfiguration and knee-deep into completing Frequency Reconfiguration Agreements, or
TA urges more involvement 1st September 2006 One week after the original negotiation deadline for Wave 1 NPSPAC licensees to sign 800 MHz rebanding agreements, only 5% of the deals were done, and
Illinois miners’ communications bill becomes law 1st September 2006 Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich recently signed a bill to protect trapped miners and rescuers responding to such incidents. Illinois Senate Bill 929
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