RFSTUF

700 MHz Public Safety Service: Being a Governmental Entity Is Just Not Enough

FCC declares that government users must show that their proposed uses of spectrum qualify as "public safety service"

The FCC has issued a declaratory ruling clarifying eligible uses of broadband public safety frequencies in the 700 MHz band. For the time being, it has focused only on which governmental agencies may use the spectrum, reserving until later the question of whether other entities may also participate. ...