T-Mobile Public Safety Broadband Spectrum Requirements White Paper

T-Mobile Public Safety Broadband Spectrum Requirements White Paper
12/23/2009 Filed in FCC Docket 06-229

T-Mobile USA, Inc. ("T-Mobile") submits for inclusion in the above-captioned
dockets the enclosed white paper, Public Safety Wireless Broadband Spectrum Requirements
("Public Safety Broadband Spectrum Requirements"), prepared by Dr. Kostas Liopiros of the
Sun Fire Group LLC.
In Public Safety Broadband Spectrum Requirements, Dr. Liopiros concludes that the
approach that best serves consumers and the public safety community with regard to the 700
MHz D Block1 would be to auction the D Block for commercial use. As summarized below,
Public Safety Broadband Spectrum Requirements analyzes today's public safety spectrum
allocations, projected broadband spectrum needs for public safety uses, the adequacy for
public safety uses of the allocations in the 700 MHz band, the best uses of the D block, and
the benefits of a converged 700 MHz broadband network for public safety purposes. ...