"Broadband"
URGENT: Immediate Action Is Needed on the D Block
June 23, 2011I need your help to call, e-mail and write Congressional Representative(s) to request them to support the allocation of D Block and funding to build out a state-of-the-art nationwide broadband network for first responders.
Read full articlePublic Safety Officials Meet with Biden & Top Officials
June 17, 2011On June 16, Vice President Joe Biden and other top Obama administration officials met with APCO International Immediate Past President Richard Mirgon and other leaders of the Public Safety Alliance (PSA) at the White House to discuss the future of S. 911: The Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act of 2011.
Read full articleRockefeller Says White House Public Safety Meeting Will Advance Bipartisan Legislation
June 14, 2011Washington, D.C.—Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV praised the Administration today on its plans to host a White House meeting on Thursday with national, state and local public safety representatives on the need to provide first responders with the first ever nationwide, interoperable communications network.
Read full articleEmergency Responders Need Access to D-Block Spectrum
June 13, 2011By Kevin McGinnis, Sun Journal Original publication date: June 12, 2011 Lewiston, Maine — An apartment house engulfed in flames….
Read full articleRockefeller Excited as Legislation Advances
June 13, 2011U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller said he’s committed to passage this year of a sweeping reform of the way the country’s first responders communicate with one another. Rockefeller has sponsored the Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act, which would create a nationwide, interoperable, wireless broadband network for emergency workers and first responders
Read full articleVote 21-to-4 in Favor of Bipartisan D Block Bill
June 9, 2011During the June 8 executive session of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the committee voted 21 to 4 in favor of sending S. 911, the Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act of 2011, to the Senate for consideration. Multiple amendments were accepted to the original legislation (S.28) to shape its current form during the hearing.
Read full articleAPCO President Bill Carrow Responds to Milestone for Rockefeller-Hutchison Public Safety Bill
June 9, 2011On June 8, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation voted on and passed S. 911, The Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Broadband Act of 2011. The legislation will now go to the full Senate for debate. Read the response from APCO International President Bill Carrow on the latest developments.
Read full articleNew York Mayor Michael Bloomberg Endorses Rockefeller-Hutchison Public Safety Bill
June 9, 2011Washington, D.C.—New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg this week announced that he is supporting efforts by Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV and Ranking Member Kay Bailey Hutchison to give first responders a dedicated nationwide communications network.
Read full articleRockefeller, Hutchison Deliver Bipartisan D-Block
June 8, 2011Washington, D.C. — The Public Safety Alliance congratulates the overwhelming majority of Republican and Democratic members on the Senate Commerce Committee for working together in passage of S.911, supporting the nation’s first responders’ top priority communications issue.
Read full articlePublic Safety Urges Senators to Deliver Bipartisan D-Block Bill
June 7, 2011Washington, D.C. — The Public Safety Alliance is calling for Republicans and Democrats to work together for the benefit of the safety of the American people. One day before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation’s scheduled Wednesday markup of the “D-Block” allocation bill by Chairman Jay Rockefeller and Ranking Member Kay Bailey Hutchison, the PSA announced that it is absolutely critical for members of the Senate Commerce Committee to approve S.911: the SPECTRUM Act of 2011.
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