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Government Sues to Block AT&T, T-Mobile Merger
September 1, 2011The Justice Department took the unusual step Wednesday to try to block AT&T’s $39 billion purchase of T-Mobile USA, arguing that the proposed merger would lead to higher wireless prices, less innovation and fewer choices for consumers.
Read full articleJamie Barnett, Chief of FCC Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, to Deliver Keynote Address at 9-1-1 Industry Alliance National Workshop on 9-1-1 Overload
August 23, 2011ARLINGTON, VA., Aug. 22, 2011 — The 9-1-1 Industry Alliance (9IA) today announced that Rear Admiral Jamie Barnett (ret.), Chief of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB), will be the luncheon keynote speaker at the 9IA National Workshop on 9-1-1 Overload. The event is being held on October 4-5, 2011, at the Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center in Washington, D.C.
Read full articleFCC Adopts Initial Rules for a Nationwide Interoperable Public Safety Broadband Network
August 18, 2011The Commission adopts an initial set of rules necessary to ensure the development of a nationwide interoperable public safety broadband network. The establishment of a common air interface for 700 MHz public safety broadband networks will create a foundation for interoperability and provide a clear path for the deployment and evolution of the nationwide network.
Read full articleFCC Chair Outlines Steps to Accelerate Adoption of NG9-1-1
August 11, 2011The plan for a nationwide broadband network for public safety, NG9-1-1 and funding issues were at the top of the…
Read full articleFCC Announces Spectrum-Sharing Agreements with Canada & Mexico
August 2, 2011WASHINGTON, D.C. — The FCC has reached arrangements with Industry Canada and Mexico’s Secretariat of Communications and Transportation for sharing commercial wireless broadband spectrum in the 700 MHz band along the U.S.-Canadian and U.S.-Mexican border areas.
Read full articleRequest for p-ANI Assignment Information
July 22, 2011As a follow up to the notice sent on 6/20/2011, announcing that the FCC approved Neustar’s Change Order Proposal #19 regarding implementation of the permanent Routing Number Administrator (RNA) function on 6/17/2011, we are now requesting that any entity that is using any non-dialable p-ANIs report on all of its non-dialable p-ANIS using the Initial Report attached to this notice.
Read full articleEmergency Access Advisory Committee Announcement of Aug. 12, 2011 Meeting
July 21, 2011The next meeting of the EAAC will be held at the Commission headquarters, 445 12th St., SW, Commission Meeting Room, Washington, D.C. on Friday, August 12, 2011 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (EST). The purpose of the EAAC is to determine the most effective and efficient technologies and methods by which to enable access to Next Generation 911 emergency services by individuals with disabilities.
Read full articlePublic Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Announces Region 51 Public Safety Regional Planning Committees to Hold 700 Mhz and 800 MHz NPSPAC Planning Meetings
July 19, 2011The Region 51 (Texas-Houston) 700 MHz and 800 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, July 27, from 9:00 a.m. to 10 a.m., at the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Captain Clint People’s Training Academy, 112 Academy Drive, Conroe, Texas.
Read full articleFCC Releases Public Notice with Guidance for Submission of Requests for Narrowbanding Waivers
July 14, 2011This Public Notice reminds licensees, frequency coordinators, equipment vendors, and other interested parties of the Federal Communications Commission’s Jan. 1, 2013 deadline for private land mobile radio services in the 150-174 MHz and 421-512 MHz (VHF/UHF) bands to migrate to narrowband (12.5 kHz or narrower) technology.
Read full articleFCC Strengthens Enhanced 9-1-1 Location Accuracy Requirements for Wireless Services
July 13, 2011Washington, D.C. — The FCC has enhanced the public’s ability to contact emergency services during times of crisis and to enable public safety personnel to obtain more accurate information regarding the location of the caller. Specifically, the Commission strengthened the E9-1-1 location accuracy rules for wireless carriers and sought comment on improving both 9-1-1 availability and E9-1-1 location determination for VoIP services.
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