Regulations

Senate committee passes VoIP 911 bill

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

FCC to consider Frontline, 700 MHz rules without wideband

FCC commissioners yesterday tentatively concluded that public safety spectrum in the 700 MHz band should not be used for wideband applications and opened a proceeding that will include consideration of a public-private partnership proposal from Frontline Wireless

General Dynamics selected as IWN contractor

Systems integrator General Dynamics C4 Systems yesterday announced it has been chosen by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to build a proposed multibillion-dollar Integrated Wireless Network (IWN) for federal field agents, but questions remain whether the interoperable communications system will be realized

FCC places 700 MHz items on agenda

FCC commissioners will consider the development of service rules to govern future 700 MHz licenses during its meeting next Wednesday, according to the agenda released by the commission

Key FCC rebanding contact reassigned

One of the key FCC contacts in the 800 MHz rebanding process has been reassigned to the commission’s Media bureau from his previous post in the Public Safety and Homeland Security (PSHS) bureau

Satellite company lands 20th patent

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awarded Reston, Va.-based Mobile Satellite Ventures its 20th patent for the company’s hybrid satellite-terrestrial system, which includes its ancillary terrestrial component technology. The patent claims systems and …

Senate Committee seeks funding ideas for next-gen 911

Public-safety and industry experts this week told the Senate Commerce Committee that next-generation 911 technology will greatly enhance emergency response and should be available soon, but leaders of the committee questioned how to pay for such IP-based upgrades

A failure to communicate

Chicago’s new mobile command center failed FCC review because city officials didn’t satisfy several federal requirements needed to operate its satellite transmitter and neglected to renew the licenses for emergency radio frequencies. Go to full story… …

Sprint Nextel: We will not delay NPSPAC rebanding

Sprint Nextel’s spectrum-capacity issues will not be the cause of 800 MHz public-safety licensees rebanding, although it is clear that a “blueprint” for implementing the frequency exchanges is needed, a top official for the company said

ARRL encourages Arizona members to support legislation

The American Radio Relay League, or ARRL, asked supporters of Arizona’s proposed amateur radio antenna bill, dubbed “the Emergency Communications Preservation Act,” to contact state lawmakers to save the legislation. The measure calls for reasonable …

Senate committee passes VoIP 911 bill

FCC to consider Frontline, 700 MHz rules without wideband

General Dynamics selected as IWN contractor

FCC places 700 MHz items on agenda

Key FCC rebanding contact reassigned

Satellite company lands 20th patent

Senate Committee seeks funding ideas for next-gen 911

A failure to communicate

Sprint Nextel: We will not delay NPSPAC rebanding

ARRL encourages Arizona members to support legislation

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