"D Block"
Nation’s Public Safety Leadership Reiterates Support for S.911
December 8, 2011WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 8, 2011 –As Congress continues to move forward with legislation to allocate D block spectrum to…
Read full articleWalden Subcommittee Allocates D Block, Provides $6.5 Billion for Public Safety Broadband Network and Includes NG9-1-1 Funds
December 2, 2011WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 2, 2011 – The Public Safety Alliance (PSA) announced that it is pleased that the House…
Read full articleGovernors Praise Subcommittee Reallocation of D Block
November 30, 2011WASHINGTON—The National Governors Association (NGA) today issued the following statement regarding the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and…
Read full articlePublic Safety Declares Major Progress in Reaction to Release of Walden Discussion Draft
November 30, 2011WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 30, 2011 – The Public Safety Alliance (PSA) today welcomed House Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman…
Read full articlePublic Safety Applauds Waxman & Eshoo for Introduction of The Wireless Innovation & Public Safety Act of 2011
November 29, 2011WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 29, 1011 – The Public Safety Alliance (PSA) announced today that it applauds the introduction of…
Read full articleIN WAKE OF DEFICIT PANEL FAILURE, PSA CALLS FOR PRIORITY ACTION ON PUBLIC SAFETY BROADBAND AND D BLOCK SPECTRUM
November 29, 2011WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 23, 2011 – In response to the announcement that the U.S. Congress’ Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (Super Committee) failed to strike a deal to reduce the deficit before their deadline today, the Public Safety Alliance (PSA) – the nation’s leading advocate for millions of first responders – released the following statement:
Read full articleAnna G. Eshoo: Police and Firefighters Need a Better Way to Communicate During Emergencies
November 18, 2011By Anna G. Eshoo, Special to the San Jose Mercury News (California): Each one of us will never forget the ill-fated day of Sept. 11, 2001. Faced with the unimaginable, firefighters, Emergency Medical Services and police officers arrived on the scene, only to contend with an outdated radio communications system that prevented seamless communications among emergency personnel.
Read full articlePublic Safety Representatives Meet with Members of Congress to Urge D Block Allocation to Public Safety
November 17, 2011On Tuesday, Nov. 15, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), along with Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Congressman Peter King (R-NY) and Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-CA) were joined by more than 40 uniformed public safety officials and dozens more supporters to urge members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, or Super Committee, to include S.911 language to allocate the D block spectrum within the 700 MHz band to public safety and to provide for $11 billion for construction of the Public Safety Broadband Network.
Read full articleNSA Leadership Meets with VP Biden to Discuss Issues Critical to Sheriffs, Including Allocation of the D Block to Public Safety
November 17, 2011Alexandria, VA – The National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) met with Vice President Joseph Biden to discuss issues facing the nation’s sheriffs. The meeting, held at the White House on November 17th, was attended by NSA’s Executive Committee.
Read full articleAPCO Appeals to Super Committee to Consider D Block Allocation
November 10, 2011WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 9, 2011 – Public Safety officials sent a formal letter today to the co-chairs of the…
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