"T-Band"
EDITORIAL: Murphy’s Law and York County’s 9-1-1 System
July 14, 2012Last February, Congress passed a law reallocating 700 MHz frequencies to public safety agencies. That’s an improvement for them, fixing a problem identified in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.Unfortunately, many 9-1-1 systems, including York County’s, were built specifically for T-band.
Read full articleCapitol Dispatch: New Questions for T-Band
July 5, 2012Recent legislation reallocating the 700 MHz D Block for public safety broadband and setting aside substantial funding for a nationwide public safety broadband network was a huge win for APCO International and its partners in the public safety community. Of course, no legislation is perfect, and in this case the otherwise positive legislation contains a few provisions that create major challenges for a subset of public safety land mobile radio systems.
Read full articleTIA Files Petition for Clarification on FCC T-Band Order
May 21, 2012Arlington, VA (May 21, 2012) – Today, the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) sought clarification of the Federal Communications Commission’s Order…
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