FCC should have cracked whip earlier
By Glenn Bischoff
Aug. 7, 2007
BALTIMORE--Yesterday, Derek Poarch, chief of the FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, told attendees of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials conference being held here that the commission intends to stick to its timetable for completing the reconfiguration of 800 MHz airwaves. He also said that public-safety licensees shouldn't count on receiving extensions, even though the reconfiguration process is well behind schedule. Today, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin backed him up.
Poarch stated that each licensee would get "the time it reasonably needs to complete rebanding," but only if it met certain performance metrics, and only if the work "is ongoing." While it could be construed that Poarch was cracking the whip solely on public safety, Martin -- who spoke briefly this morning at the conference -- told reporters afterwards he didn't believe that was the case.
By Glenn Bischoff
Aug. 7, 2007
BALTIMORE--Yesterday, Derek Poarch, chief of the FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, told attendees of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials conference being held here that the commission intends to stick to its timetable for completing the reconfiguration of 800 MHz airwaves. He also said that public-safety licensees shouldn't count on receiving extensions, even though the reconfiguration process is well behind schedule. Today, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin backed him up.
Poarch stated that each licensee would get "the time it reasonably needs to complete rebanding," but only if it met certain performance metrics, and only if the work "is ongoing." While it could be construed that Poarch was cracking the whip solely on public safety, Martin -- who spoke briefly this morning at the conference -- told reporters afterwards he didn't believe that was the case.
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