RFSTUF

FLEXIBLE USE OF THE 700 MHZ PUBLIC SAFETY NARROWBAND ALLOCATION AND GUARD BAND

Released:  09/28/2010.  PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON THE TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL FEASIBILITY OF ENABLING FLEXIBLE USE OF THE 700 MHZ PUBLIC SAFETY NARROWBAND ALLOCATION AND GUARD BAND FOR BROADBAND SERVICES. (DA No.  10-1877). (Dkt No 06-229 ). Comments Due:  12/03/2010. Reply Comments Due:  01/07/2011. 

By this Public Notice, the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau seeks comment on the feasibility of allowing for flexible use of the 700 MHz public safety narrowband spectrum. Specifically, we seek to explore whether allowing public safety the option of using 700 MHz narrowband spectrum for broadband services would be operationally feasible and technically compatible with existing and future public safety narrowband operations. We also seek comment on potential conditions or restrictions on flexible use that might be required to prevent harmful interference to narrowband operations or impairment of narrowband interoperability. As a procedural matter, we note that this Public Notice does not propose any change to the current rules governing the 700 MHz narrowband spectrum; its purpose is to gather information in order to develop a better understanding of options for future evolution of the 700 MHz narrowband spectrum that the Commission could make available for the public safety community. ...