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License Application Relief for Narrowbanding Licensees
December 13, 2012The narrowbanding deadline imposed by the Federal Communications Commission on licensees in the UHF/VHF bands is coming up in less…
Read full articleFCC Released New Guidance in November to Remind Licensees of Jan. 1 Narrowband Deadline
December 12, 2012This Public Notice (DA 12-1914) reminds licensees, frequency coordinators, equipment vendors and other interested parties of the Federal Communications Commission’s…
Read full articlePhone Companies to Relay 9-1-1 Texts by May 2014
December 10, 2012The Federal Communications Commission says the nation’s four largest wireless carriers have agreed to relay text messages to text-enabled 9-1-1 call centers by May 2014.
Read full articleAPCO Applauds FCC for Taking Action against Unwanted Calls to 9-1-1
October 19, 2012The FCC adopted a rule to protect emergency service providers from unwanted robocalls by approving an order that will create a Do-Not-Call Registry for 9-1-1 call centers across the U.S.
Read full articleAccidental 9-1-1 Calls from Wireless Phones
October 15, 2012Editor’s note: Accidental 9-1-1 calls from wireless phones — also known as pocket dials or butt call — are on…
Read full articleImplementing Public Safety Broadband Provisions of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012
October 15, 2012The FCC has adopted rules implementing the clear mandate of the Public Safety Spectrum Act to grant a license with respect to the public safety broadband spectrum (763-768/793-798 MHz), guard band (768-769/798-799 MHz), and the D Block to the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet).
Read full articlePublic Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Releases Agenda for Workshop on Upcoming Test Bed to Improve Indoor Location Accuracy for Wireless 9-1-1 Calls
October 15, 2012WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 — The Federal Communications Commission issued the following press release: Consumers are increasingly abandoning landline telephony in…
Read full articleNarrowbanding Deadline Swiftly Approaching – Are You Ready?
September 18, 2012After Jan. 1, 2013, licensees not operating at 12.5 KHz efficiency (narrowband) will be in violation of the FCC’s rules and could be subject to enforcement action, which may include admonishment, monetary fines or loss of license. And David Furth, the deputy chief of the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB), says everyone needs to remember one thing: the deadline to narrowband won’t change.
Read full articleFCC Issues Proposed Rule about Post-Reconfiguration of 800 MHz Band Channel Plans Along the U.S.-Mexico Border
September 7, 2012WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 — Federal Communications Commission has issued a proposed rule called: Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Seeks…
Read full articleCalifornia: FCC Report Casts Light on Oakland Police Radio Problems
August 13, 2012A team of investigators have determined that the constant problems with Oakland’s $18 million public safety radio system is being caused by radio frequency interference.
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