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FCC Seeks Comments on TETRA Waiver Requests

rharaseth@hotmail.com (Ron Haraseth) — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:10:00 +0000

Office Of Engineering And Technology Declares The Tetra Association's Request For A Waiver Of Parts 90.209, 90.210 And 2.1043 To Be A "Permit-But-Disclose" Proceeding For Ex Parte Purposes And Requests Comment.

(DA No. 09-2633). (Dkt No 09-234 ). Comments Due: 01/15/2010. Reply Comments Due: 01/29/2010. OET . Contact: Jamison Prime at (202) 418-7474
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-09-2633A1.pdf

T-Mobile Public Safety Broadband Spectrum Requirements White Paper

rharaseth@hotmail.com (Ron Haraseth) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:47:00 +0000

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. ...

Supervisors agree to form Broadband Authority to provide high-speed Internet

rharaseth@hotmail.com (Ron Haraseth) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:37:00 +0000

Supervisors agree to form Broadband Authority to provide high-speed Internet
Altavista
By MARVIN HAMLETT/Editor

County Board of Supervisors on Monday adopted a resolution to create a broadband authority.

The decision means that the Board may now initiate several perks that could lead to high-speed Internet being established in faraway areas of the County.

Those perks would include issuing notes and revenue bonds, entering into contracts and setting fees for service. ...

Philadelphia Repurchases City Wi-Fi Network for $2M

rharaseth@hotmail.com (Ron Haraseth) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:07:00 +0000

Philadelphia Repurchases City Wi-Fi Network for $2M
PC Magazine
The city plans to create a "multi-purpose public safety and municipal wireless network that will improve government operations as well as providing free ...

...Philadelphia expects to use the system to enhance its video surveillance and provide information to officers on the street. The city also plans to provide handheld devices to government field workers so they can file reports and access information remotely. ...

ATT 06-229 FCC Filing - Broadband Use Figures

rharaseth@hotmail.com (Ron Haraseth) — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:39:00 +0000

ATT 06-229 FCC Filing - Broadband Use Figures

AT&T filing in the FCC 700 MHz Public Safety Broadband Docket includes broadband usage statistics from Mountain View, CA agency typical of potential use nationwide.

http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/view?id=7020353653

Vice President Announces an Initial $183 Million in Awards to Expand Broadband Access in Seventeen States

rharaseth@hotmail.com (Ron Haraseth) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:19:00 +0000

Vice President Announces an Initial $183 Million in Awards to Expand Broadband Access in Seventeen States

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. Vice President Biden today kicked off $7.2 billion in Recovery Act broadband grant and loan programs, of which $2 billion will be made available on a rolling basis over the next 75 days to bring high-speed Internet to communities that currently have little or no access to the technology. At an event at Impulse Manufacturing in Dawsonville, Georgia, with Governor Sonny Perdue (R-GA), he announced an initial $183 million investment in eighteen broadband projects benefiting seventeen states which has already been matched by over $46 million in public and private sector capital. The awards are not only expected to provide initial job opportunities in infrastructure and manufacturing, but help bridge the digital divide and boost economic development for communities held back by limited or no access to the technology. ...

FEMA Posts New ICS Forms - Requests Comments

rharaseth@hotmail.com (Ron Haraseth) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:46:00 +0000

FEMA is requesting public comments

on revisions to the National Incident Management System (NIMS) Incident Command System (ICS) Forms Booklet, FEMA 502-2. The ICS Forms Booklet was developed to assist emergency response personnel in the use of ICS and corresponding documentation during incident operations.
DATES: Comments must be received by January 15, 2010.

Booklet:

http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480a6c11a

First wireless projects get stimulus funds as FCC previews broadband plan

rharaseth@hotmail.com (Ron Haraseth) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:26:00 +0000

First wireless projects get stimulus funds as FCC previews broadband plan
Rethink Wireless
The FCC has also resurrected the idea of creating a nationwide, interoperable broadband wireless network for public safety and first responders, ...

Options for a National Broadband Plan

rharaseth@hotmail.com (Ron Haraseth) — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:15:00 +0000

Options for a National Broadband Plan

Task Force Provides Framework for Final Phase in Development of Plan

Washington, D.C. – The National Broadband Plan being developed by the Federal Communications Commission should build on the attributes of the American broadband ecosystem, with high aspirations but in a practical and sustainable way, said an interim report delivered Wednesday to the FCC by the task force developing the plan. …

Public Safety Options

Overview: Improving first responder access to broadband and ensuring that broadband networks are sound and secure are top priorities.

Creating a nationwide interoperable broadband wireless communications network
Accelerating development of Next Generation 9-1-1 and alert systems
Establishing systems to protect critical infrastructure and preserve broadband communications during emergencies

TETRA Vendor Receives FCC Type Approval

rharaseth@hotmail.com (Ron Haraseth) — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:21:00 +0000

TETRA Vendor Receives FCC Type Approval, Motorola Backtracks
(12/15/09)

By Sandra Wendelken
PowerTrunk, a Spain-based manufacturer that sells two-way radio equipment in North America, received FCC and Industry Canada type approvals for a TETRA base station. However, a Motorola official said the approvals are only one consideration for TETRA deployment in North America. ...

rharaseth@hotmail.com (Ron Haraseth) — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:09:00 +0000

Spectrum policy: A matter of life or death
CNNMoney.com (blog)
As airwaves become crowded with apps and chatter, government needs to preserve lanes for public safety and emergencies. By Bob Hunsberger, CEO, ...

PSST Submits Min 700 MHz Broadband Requirements to FCC

rharaseth@hotmail.com (Ron Haraseth) — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:45:00 +0000

PSST Submits Min 700 MHz Broadband Requirements to FCC

The Public Safety Spectrum Trust Corporation (PSST) has reviewed the NPSTC Broadband Task Force Report (BBTF Report) and submitted recommendations to the FCC for the minimum requirements necessary to allow localities and regions to build out local systems as part of the nationwide network.

Letter to FCC, Obama Administration Wants Open Standards and Network

rharaseth@hotmail.com (Ron Haraseth) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:41:00 +0000

Letter to FCC, Obama Administration Wants Open Standards and Networks
BroadbandCensus.com
To best achieve the goal of interoperable, effective, reliable and affordable public safety communications systems, “we should look to public –private ...

World's first commercial LTE networks in Sweden and Norway

rharaseth@hotmail.com (Ron Haraseth) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:53:00 +0000

World's first commercial LTE networks in Sweden and Norway
TeleGeography
The LTE system is based on 3GPP standards for LTE radio technology and Evolved Packet Core (EPC) technology. In Huawei's press release, it says it delivered ...

rharaseth@hotmail.com (Ron Haraseth) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:21:00 +0000

LICENSEES, FREQUENCY COORDINATORS, AND EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS REMINDED OF NARROWBAND MIGRATION DEADLINES IN THE 150-174 MHz AND 421-512 MHz BANDS

http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-09-2589A1.pdf

…Licensees of stations that already satisfy the narrowbanding requirements because their authorized bandwidth does not exceed 12.5 kHz do not need to take any action to notify the Commission that the station has met the narrowbanding deadline.

Licensees of stations that currently are authorized to operate with a bandwidth exceeding 12.5 kHz that are transitioning to 12.5 kHz or narrower operation must file a modification application to either add a narrowband emission designator or change the wideband emission designator to a narrowband emission designator. The licensee will not need to take any additional action to notify the Commission that the station has met the narrowbanding deadline. Adding or changing an emission designator for an existing frequency does not trigger a new construction requirement, so the licensee will not need to file a new construction notification.

Note: Many stations are or will be authorized to operate on their assigned frequencies with multiple authorized bandwidths, including both wideband 25 kHz emissions and 12.5 kHz or narrower emissions. It is not necessary for licensees of such stations to delete the wideband 25 kHz emission designator in order to demonstrate compliance with the January 1, 2013 deadline. Instead, absent information to the contrary, stations that were authorized to operate with both wideband and narrowband emissions prior to January 1, 2013 will initially be presumed to be operating only with narrowband emissions (i.e., that the wideband mode has been disabled) after January 1, 2013. (All equipment certified since 1997 has been required to have a 12.5 kHz operational mode. Licensees should check with their radio equipment vendor to determine how to ensure that the equipment is operating in the 12.5 kHz mode.) The Commission also will have discretion to inquire of licensees to verify that they are operating in compliance with the Commission’s rules. …

Nokia Siemens Networks rings up another first

rharaseth@hotmail.com (Ron Haraseth) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:02:00 +0000

Nokia Siemens Networks rings up another first
Dec 11, 2009 ... The call conducted by Nokia Siemens Networks used a configuration of commercially ready LTE equipment fully 3GPP-compliant from end to end. ...

…the delivery of voice over LTE networks means operators will in the future be able to provide all services over the same all-IP network, driving down the expense of operating parallel legacy and LTE networks. …

D Block language in conference report captures attention

rharaseth@hotmail.com (Ron Haraseth) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:01:00 +0000

D Block language in conference report captures attention
Urgent Communications - Overland Park,USA
Exactly what this means is what public-safety representatives are hoping to ... 10 MHz of spectrum currently licensed to the Public Safety Spectrum Trust ...

Utilities could be the broadband partner public safety needs

rharaseth@hotmail.com (Ron Haraseth) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:50:00 +0000

Utilities could be the broadband partner public safety needs
Urgent Communications - Overland Park,USA
To date, the public-safety community has come together around the notions that such a network should be based on LTE technology and that the 700 MHz D Block ...

rharaseth@hotmail.com (Ron Haraseth) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:12:00 +0000

Prince George's County Launches New Radio System
Washington Informer - Washington DC,USA
Prince George's County Executive Jack Johnson has announced that the county has officially launched the new 700 MHZ public safety communications radio ...

FEMA/FCC Announce Emergency Alert Standards for Commecial Wireless

rharaseth@hotmail.com (Ron Haraseth) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:19:00 +0000

FEMA AND THE FCC ANNOUNCE ADOPTION OF STANDARDS FOR WIRELESS CARRIERS
TO RECEIVE AND DELIVER EMERGENCY ALERTS VIA MOBILE DEVICES. News
Release PSHSB . Contact Robert Kenny at (202) 418-2668, email:
Robert.Kenny@fcc.gov
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-295038A1.pdf

Could LTE Offer Better Battery Life?

rharaseth@hotmail.com (Ron Haraseth) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:38:00 +0000

Could LTE Offer Better Battery Life?
Unstrung
It's a modulation scheme that the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) has designed into LTE. The technology is a mechanism of splitting and ...

The Public Safety Community Needs Your Help NOW!

rharaseth@hotmail.com (Ron Haraseth) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:41:00 +0000

The Public Safety Community Needs Your Help NOW!

The following letter has been sent to every member of both houses of Congress, to the FCC Commissioners, the Director of the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau for the FCC, and to officials at NTIA.

1) Re-allocate the 700-MHz D Block to the PSST

2) Have the FCC authorize the PSST to allow access to the spectrum by regional, state, and city for all 20 MHz of the spectrum

3) Have the FCC approve the waivers already on file along with others that will be filed

4) Address the issue of funding the network and its operation

a. With a specific allocation from the federal government

b. By using funding already set aside for rural broadband, educational, and medical services

ipwireless seeks green light from public agencies

rharaseth@hotmail.com (Ron Haraseth) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:03:00 +0000

ipwireless seeks green light from public agencies
East Bay Business Times
The South Georgia system now has about 3000 users, including public safety agencies, residences, school districts and farmers who use it to run security ...

rharaseth@hotmail.com (Ron Haraseth) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:28:00 +0000

Wisc. emergency responders awarded $4.2 million for radio upgrades
WXOW.com
... a $16.3 million dollar grant funded through federal Public Safety Interoperable Communications (PSIC) and federal Homeland Security grant monies. ...

rharaseth@hotmail.com (Ron Haraseth) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:42:00 +0000

PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON REQUEST FOR WAIVER FILED BY THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY TO OPERATE A TRUNKED PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM USING FREQUENCIES IN THE TELEVISION CHANNEL 19 BAND (500-506 MHZ). (DA No.

09-2549). Released: 12/07/2009. Comments Due: 12/28/2009. Reply Comments Due: 01/07/2010.

PSHSB . Contact: David Siehl at (202) 418-1313, TTY: (202) 418-7233,

Email: David.Siehl@fcc.gov

http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-09-2549A1.pdf