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HARMAN BILL SPURS INNOVATION, COMPETITION FOR NEXT-GENERATION MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS

July 29, 2010 11:42 AM

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Jane Harman (D-Venice), chair of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment and a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, today introduced the bipartisan Next Generation Public Safety Device Act of 2010 with Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL).

The legislation will spur innovation and competition in the development of next generation mobile communications devices that will provide the highest-speed transmission of data, voice, and video services over the Internet for police, firefighters and EMTs at an affordable price. It authorizes a $70 million grant competition to develop and build prototype mission critical voice and data-capable handsets and vehicle-portable devices for the 700 MHz spectrum. ...