"Broadband"
Correcting the Record as Myths Perpetuate
June 2, 2011Alexandria, Va. — As another hearing is undertaken, and in the aftermath of a second hearing on spectrum policy held last week by the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, the Public Safety Alliance today responded to statements, reports and assertions made by those who continue to question public safety’s need for spectrum and funding to achieve nationwide mission-critical broadband capabilities.
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May 26, 2011After Sunday’s catastrophic tornado wrecked Joplin, Mo., police, fire, ambulance and other rescue groups reported a “widespread breakdown of communication systems” as they tried to locate 1,500 residents reported missing. Back in 2005, after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, rescuers were forced to send runners with handwritten notes because various emergency radio systems couldn’t link to each other.
Read full articlePublic Safety Representatives Talk Broadband Spectrum, Governance & Funding at Subcommittee Hearing
May 26, 2011“We all share the same goal: providing America’s first responders with a state-of-the-art communications network,” said House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chairman Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) during Wednesday’s hearing. The hearing, Creating an Interoperable Public Safety Network, brought together a panel of commercial and public safety representatives to discuss H.R. 607, the Broadband for First Responders Act of 2011.
Read full articlePressure Mounts for Congress to Pass Legislation Supporting Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network
May 25, 2011Washington, D.C. — The House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology heard again from expert witnesses today about the benefits of a dedicated broadband network for public safety at a hearing entitled, “Creating an Interoperable Public Safety Network.” Public Safety Alliance witness, Chief Jeffry Johnson, discussed the dire need for D Block spectrum to be allocated to public safety before the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Read full articlePSA Continues to Dispell the Myths about D Block Spectrum Allocation
May 25, 2011Washington, D.C. — May 24, 2011 — The Public Safety Alliance is setting the record straight today on the top five Public Safety Broadband Network Myths as they relate to D Block spectrum reallocation. The organization supports legislation that would allocate this spectrum to America’s first responders to build a nationwide interoperable broadband network.
Read full articleFirst Responders Need High-Speed Network
May 24, 2011Four months from now, our nation will mark the 10th anniversary of 9/11. We will mourn the mothers, fathers, sons and daughters lost on that terrible September day. Tme can’t erase the pain nor diminish the horror of that memory. But in the days after the attack, we came together, a nation unified in prevailing against terrorism and tragedy.
Read full articleAPCO International Goes to the Hill
May 19, 2011May 16-19 APCO International representatives were in Washington, D.C., advocating for the passage of legislation that would reallocate the 10 MHz of D Block spectrum to public safety, participating in the first Public Safety Broadband Summit and Expo and honoring those individuals who have served public safety during the annual Leadership in Policy Awards Dinner.
Read full articleAPCO International Hosts First-Ever Public Safety Broadband Summit and Expo during Police Week
May 16, 2011Washington, D.C. — Leaders from the public and private sectors, as well as public safety technologists and innovators planning and deploying mission-critical broadband networks, today came together at APCO’s first-ever Public Safety Broadband Summit in Washington, D.C. to rally around the pressing need for a nationwide, interoperable public safety broadband network.
Read full articleAPCO Executive Director Commends FCC for Taking Steps to Safeguard Our Nation’s Critical Communications Infrastructure
May 16, 2011Washington, D.C. — In response to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopting a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that examines…
Read full articleLTE-Based Public Safety Network Could Finally Become Reality
May 16, 2011Ten years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the U.S. government may finally be making progress on allocating spectrum for an LTE-based public safety broadband network. The Public Safety Alliance says that Congress could allocate 10MHz of spectrum on the 700MHz band to public safety agencies by the end of the year.
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