Monday, February 7, 2011

Rockefeller: FCC was 'not happy' with his public safety communications plan
By Sara Jerome - 02/06/11 09:55 AM ET
Senate Commerce Chairman Jay Rockefeller (W.Va.) met with local public safety officials in Parkersburg, W.Va. on Saturday, describing the momentum behind his bill to create a nationwide communications network for first responders.
He described how his proposal did not mesh with a plan last year by the Federal Communication Commission (FCC), which wanted to auction off a valuable chunk of airwaves to fund the network, rather than directly allocate these airwaves to public safety as Rockefeller prefers.  ...
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