1. Spectrum for Public Safety TIA Regulatory Update
SOURCE:
TIA
TITLE:
Spectrum for PPDR – TIA Regulatory Update
AGENDA ITEM:
GRSC4 5.8 Public Protection and Disaster Relief
CONTACT:
Bill Belt
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Spectrum for Public Safety TIA Regulatory Update

2. GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications
Regulatory Update
Transition to digital television, scheduled to be completed by February 17, 2009, will free 24 MHz of spectrum allocated for Public Safety uses ( MHz and MHz), .
FCC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on “The Development of Operational, Technical and Spectrum Requirements for Meeting Federal, State and Local Public Safety Communications Requirements Through the Year 2010” (WT Docket 96-86) released March 21, 2006.
FCC seeks comment on whether certain channels within the current 24 MHz of public safety spectrum in the 700 MHz public safety band should be modified to accommodate broadband communications.
Comments due June 2006.
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3. Congressional Activities
$1,000,000,000 allocated to public safety agencies to purchase interoperable public safety communications systems.
Funds will come from auctions proceeds for commercial spectrum freed by the digital television transition.
Funds may be available as early as October 2006.
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