Transition Administrator takes charge 1st March 2006 Armed with additional authority from the FCC, the 800 MHz Transition Administrator in February took several measures to clear bottlenecks in the processes
Rebanding gains traction, but much still to do 1st March 2006 Considerable progress has been achieved over the last month or so regarding reconfiguration. This progress has included new guidance for planning-funding
FCC refuses Sprint Nextel request for extra time 1st March 2006 The FCC last month denied Sprint Nextel’s request for an eight-month delay in the 36-month schedule to reconfigure the 800 MHz band but acknowledged that
Back on track 1st March 2006 Before becoming MRT’s editor, I spent three years as the policy and law writer for our sister publication Telephony, which meant that I spent most of
APCO: Plain-language communications are best 1st March 2006 Public-safety personnel should use plain-speech communications instead of the traditional 10-code languages currently used by most first-responder organizations,
Updating FCC rules and procedures 1st March 2006 Recent public notices from the FCC provide a good opportunity to review some regulatory procedures for licensees that might have experienced personnel
FCC sets date for wireless auction, proposes rule change 1st March 2006 Commercial wireless operators will have an opportunity in June to bid on 90 MHz of spectrum that is targeted for 3G services, but many large carriers
Bush: Unauctioned spectrum licenses should be subject to user fees 1st March 2006 President George W. Bush’s 2007 budget proposal includes authorizing the FCC to collect user fees on licensed spectrum not obtained via an auction. Exactly
xMAX passes FCC compliance test 1st March 2006 An FCC-compliant laboratory has determined that xG Technology’s long-range xMAX system first demonstrated in November 2005 meets the FCC’s Part 15 requirements,
Why 700 MHz spectrum is important 1st March 2006 From my early days as a career police officer and volunteer firefighter, I realized how important it was to have reliable public-safety radio communications.
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 1 22nd April 2024
Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority? 3 24th March 2024
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