Major public safety groups discussed the future of the 700 MHz D-bl...
Major public safety groups discussed the future of the 700 MHz D-block and a proposal to reallocate the spectrum for public safety use, at a meeting last week with Chairman Julius Genachowski, Public Safety Bureau Chief Jamie Barnett and…
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other commission officials. “The public safety representatives discussed the importance of obtaining additional broadband spectrum adjacent to the current 700 MHz public safety allocation and to identify sources of sustained funding,” said an ex parte filing by APCO, NENA, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the International Association of Fire Chiefs, the Major Cities Chiefs Association, the Major County Sheriffs’ Association, the Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association, the National Emergency Management Association and the National Sheriffs’ Association. “The D block allocation, which the representatives acknowledged is a matter for Congress to address, is necessary to meet public safety capacity requirements, promote interoperability, reduce overall network and equipment costs, and facilitate public-private partnerships.”