Dates Set on Two Public Safety Items by FCC
Comments will be due July 6, replies Aug. 6 on an FCC Further NPRM on the 4.9 GHz public safety band. Commissioners approved the FNPRM in March (see 1803220037). “The Commission proposes several rule changes and seeks comment on alternatives…
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with the goal of promoting increased public safety use of the band while opening up the spectrum to additional uses that will encourage a more robust market for equipment and greater innovation,” the notice said. A second notice said streamlining changes by NTIA in the coordination process enabling the FCC to grant licenses to non-federal public safety entities who seek to operate on 40 federal government interoperability channels take effect, for the most part, June 6. “Under the new process, the Statewide Interoperability Coordinator (SWIC) or state appointed official in each state is responsible for coordinating access to the federal interoperability channels by non-federal public safety entities,” the notice said. “Each SWIC/official will sign an agreement with a federal user with a valid assignment.” The part that doesn’t take effect is a new information collection that requires review by the Office of Management and Budget under the Paperwork Reduction Act.