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National Defense
April 2015
Stew Magnuson |
FirstNet Fully Funded After Lucrative Spectrum Auction The First Responder Network Authority now has a $7 billion pot to build the nation's first interoperable emergency communications system designed to work in all 50 states, territories and the District of Columbia.   |
National Defense
January 2015
Stew Magnuson |
Wireless Providers to Have Access to FirstNet Radio Spectrum The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) will allow commercial providers to use excess spectrum -- when not needed for emergency communications -- and will charge them fees for the privilege. |
National Defense
August 2014
Chelsea Todaro |
More Training, Communications Funds Needed, First Responders Say First responders urged Congress recently to provide more funding for stronger intelligence information sharing across federal, state and local levels and for training with new communication devices. |
National Defense
August 2013
Stew Magnuson |
Work Begins in Earnest To Create Nationwide Public Safety Network Congress in the 2012 Tax Relief Act granted a highly coveted block of radio spectrum to public safety agencies for their exclusive use, and threw in $7 billion to help kickstart the effort. Now comes the hard part: actually building it. |
National Defense
January 2013
Valerie Insinna |
Natural Disasters Uncover Ongoing Emergency Communications Problems Recent natural disasters such as Hurricane Sandy and the Washington, D.C., metro-area derecho revealed vulnerabilities in first responder communication networks and equipment. |
National Defense
June 2010
Stew Magnuson |
Lawmakers Try to Save Spectrum for Police, Fire Departments The Federal Communications Commission in the release of its National Broadband Plan, said it was committed to bringing interoperable communications to the nation's emergency personnel. |
InternetNews
October 20, 2005
Roy Mark |
DTV Deadline to Vacate Spectrum Advances The Senate Commerce Committee voted today to boot broadcasters out of their analog spectrum by no later than April 7, 2009. After that date, broadcasters would air programs only in digital signals. |
InternetNews
September 30, 2005
Roy Mark |
Katrina May Blow Broadcasters Out of Analog More spectrum and money for first responders is getting renewed Congressional interest in the backwash of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. |
Scientific American
September 2009
Larry Greenemeier |
Radio for Responders: Public Safety Bandwidth Goes Unused As multiband radio for public safety proceeds, the digital spectrum for it still lags |
National Defense
September 2010
Stew Magnuson |
Plan for Public Safety Communication Network Hits Snags A Federal Communications Commission plan that would sell to the private sector valuable spectrum that was once reserved exclusively for public safety agencies is facing stiff opposition from lawmakers and the Department of Homeland Security. |
National Defense
January 2006
Stew Magnuson |
Feds Pursue Better Communication Paths When it comes to interoperable communications systems (between the military and civilian agencies, etc.), there are many borders to cross. Experts say it will be years before it will be reached. But industry efforts are underway. |
National Defense
January 2007
Tyrone C. Taylor |
Pentagon, First Responders Share Communications Needs The military and civilian emergency responder communities share an overlapping need for enhanced communication technologies. |
