The Public Safety Spectrum Trust asked the NTIA to devote at leas...
The Public Safety Spectrum Trust asked the NTIA to devote at least 20 percent of its broadband-grant money to applications to improve public safety’s access to broadband and use of it. The trust said public safety improvement was one…
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of the five core goals of Congress in approving the money. “NTIA similarly should recognize the value of public safety services and designate no less than one-fifth of the funds to further Congress’s public safety goals.” The National Emergency Number Association, meanwhile, asked the FCC to use its position as adviser to the NTIA and the RUS to help make public-safety communications central to their programs. “The NTIA/RUS broadband initiatives offer a significant opportunity to foster the migration from analog, voice-centric 911 and emergency communications systems, into a 21st century, next generation, IP broadband-based emergency services model that embraces a wide range of voice, video, and data applications,” NENA said. “Given the FCC’s previous and ongoing emergency communications efforts, the Commission should provide assistance to NTIA and RUS to ensure that they successfully establish programs that enable investment in the infrastructure, services and applications for safety organizations that will enable the effective and vastly expanded use of broadband networks for emergency response.”