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THIRD REPORT AND ORDER AND FOURTH FURTHER NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
PS Docket No. 06-229The FCC releases a noticde to adopt rules and propose further rules to create an effective technical framework for ensuring the deployment and operation of a nationwide interoperable public safety broadband network.
Thsi release adopts rules to guide development of a nationwide interoperable public safety broadband network. First, to ensure nationwide interoperability, we mandate that all public safety broadband networks adopt LTE as a common technology platform. Second, in light of significantly changed circumstances since the unsuccessful attempt to implement a mandatory public/private partnership in 2008, we stay certain of our existing mandatory partnership rules in order to provide certainty during the pendency of this proceeding.  ...