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Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Provide Supplemental Guidance for Licensees in the 150-174 MHz and 421-512 MHz Bands Seeking Waivers of the January 1, 2013, Narrowbanding Deadline
April 17, 2012This Public Notice provides supplemental guidance to licensees seeking waivers of the Federal Communications Commission’s January 1, 2013 deadline for…
Read full articleTechnical Advisory Board for First Responder Interoperability Workshop
April 17, 2012April 23, 2012 / 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM EDT / Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St, SW, Washington, D.C.,…
Read full articleJamie Barnett, FCC Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Chief, to Return to the Potomac Institute
April 17, 2012Washington, D.C. – FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski today announced Jamie Barnett, Rear Admiral USNR (Retired), Chief of the FCC’s Public…
Read full articleWireless Providers to Disable Stolen Phones
April 10, 2012WASHINGTON (AP) — Major wireless service companies have agreed to disable cellphones after they are reported stolen under a strategy intended to deter the theft and resale of wireless devices.
Read full articlePublic Safety & Homeland Security Bureau Seeks Comment on Transition Process for 700 MHz Public Safety Broadband Waiver Recipients
April 9, 2012On February 22, 2012, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (Spectrum Act or Act)1 became law.2 The Spectrum Act directs the Commission to reallocate the 700 MHz “D Block” (758-763 MHz/788-793 MHz) for public safety services and to assign a license for both the D Block and the existing public safety broadband spectrum (763-769 MHz/793-799 MHz) to the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet).
Read full articleCommission Seeks Comment on Emergency Communications by Amateur Radio and Impediments to Amateur Radio Communications
April 5, 2012By this Public Notice, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau seek comment on the uses and capabilities of Amateur Radio Service communications in emergencies and disaster relief. As set forth below, comment is sought on issues relating to the importance of emergency Amateur Radio Service communications and on impediments to enhanced Amateur Radio Service communications. Stakeholder entities and organizations, including the Amateur Radio, emergency response, and disaster communications communities, are particularly encouraged to submit comments.
Read full articleHouse Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Hearing; ‘Cybersecurity: Threats to Communications Networks and Public-Sector Responses.’
March 29, 2012Good morning, Chairman Walden, Ranking Member Eshoo, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify on the important topic of cybersecurity threats to communications networks. The Federal Communications Commission has been working with a broad cross-section of the broadband economy; world-class engineers who helped invent and develop the Internet and who understand the latest technologies and trends; award-winning academics; and dedicated federal partners from across government to address the threat posed by cyber attacks.
Read full articleFCC Establishes a Public Docket for Providing Input to the Technical Advisory Board for First Responder Interoperability and Announces Board Leadership and Changes to the Board Membership
March 27, 2012Pursuant to Section 6203(b)(1)(A) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (Spectrum Act), Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) Chairman Julius Genachowski appointed fourteen persons to serve on Technical Advisory Board for First Responder Interoperability (Interoperability Board). These appointments were announced in a public notice issued on March 22, 2012.
Read full articleFCC Chairman Julius Genachowski Announces Departure of Amy Levine, Senior Counsel and Legal Advisor
March 15, 2012FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced today that Amy Levine will be departing the Commission to relocate from the Washington, D.C. area and leaving her role as Senior Counsel & Legal Advisor to the Chairman. Charles Mathias will be detailed from his current role in the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau on an interim basis to serve as Acting Legal Advisor upon Ms. Levine’s departure.
Read full articleU.S. Department of Transportation Seeks Applicants to Serve on the National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council
March 9, 2012The U.S. Department of Transportation is soliciting applications for appointment or reappointment to the National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council…
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