Monday, February 7, 2011

FCC urged to move on public safety plan despite White House rejection
By Sara Jerome - 02/07/11 06:01 AM ET
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is facing internal and external pressure to move forward with a public safety proposal it announced last year even after the White House rejected the plan. ...

The goal of building a nationwide communications network for first responders has spawned two competing proposals. One came from the FCC last year, when the agency proposed to auction off a valuable chunk of airwaves to commercial mobile carriers. Auction proceeds would fund the network. ...

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