Regulations

Commenters offer tweaks, critiques to Frontline proposal

While the notion of a public-private partnership to build a wireless broadband network for public safety in the 700 MHz band remains a popular topic of discussion, recent filings with the FCC indicate there is little consensus regarding the way to implement such an arrang

TA releases quarterly report

Rebanding negotiations between 800 MHz NPSPAC licensees and Sprint Nextel have been difficult, but actually executing the work associated with the reconfiguration process could be tougher, according to the Transition Administrator (TA) quarterly report released last week

One down, two to go

800 MHz parties hope FCC future rulings will provide needed direction

700 MHz policies to be clarified

FCC proceedings on service rules should help with policy-making

Senate committee passes VoIP 911 bill

Members of the Senate Commerce Committee approved a bill designed to make E911 obligations for voice-over-IP providers comparable to those of traditional mobile wireless carriers

FCC says licensees will have to pay for rebanding appeals

NPSPAC licensees operating in the 800 MHz band that don’t sign a rebanding agreement with Sprint Nextel will have to pay their own legal costs if the matter is appealed beyond mandatory mediation, the FCC confirmed in an order released this week

FCC seeks greater wireless E-911 location accuracy

FCC commissioners today approved a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that tentatively concludes wireless and voice-over-IP (VoIP) location accuracy and reliability standards should be based on performance within each public safety answering point (PSAP) service area, not averaged on a statewide or multistate basis

Frontline agrees to public-safety protections at 700 MHz

Frontline Wireless yesterday submitted proposed service rules for the 700 MHz auction that would provide public safety with some much-wanted leverage in public-private negotiations and the assurance that first responders would receive the best pricing on a nationwide broadband network built in the band

FCC clarifies rebanding cost standards

Sprint Nextel is not obligated to demand that 800 MHz licensees agree to reband their networks at the absolute lowest cost, but has some flexibility to accept higher costs to move the process forward, according to an FCC order released last Friday

Silicon Flatirons releases report on next-generation network for public safety

A CTIA-sponsored report released yesterday acknowledged that a public-private partnership arrangement might be the most realistic avenue to build and maintain a nationwide, next-generation broadband network for public safety

Commenters offer tweaks, critiques to Frontline proposal

TA releases quarterly report

One down, two to go

700 MHz policies to be clarified

Senate committee passes VoIP 911 bill

FCC says licensees will have to pay for rebanding appeals

FCC seeks greater wireless E-911 location accuracy

Frontline agrees to public-safety protections at 700 MHz

FCC clarifies rebanding cost standards

Silicon Flatirons releases report on next-generation network for public safety

Commentary

September 3GPP Plenary: 6G officially begins, Release 19 on track

Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services

Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority?

Video

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Video: Opening of the Expo Hall on day three of IWCE 2023

Lynk CEO Charles Miller: The sky’s the limit

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IWCE 2019 Wrap Up