FCC lays down spectrum rules for national first-responder network2013-10-29 09:36 by DanielaTags: FCC, spectrum, network
The Federal Communications Commission has adopted technical service rules to govern the spectrum that will be used for deployment of a nationwide public safety wireless broadband network by the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet). The rules are intended to provide a foundation for FirstNet's operations, help avoid harmful interference to spectrum users in adjacent bands, and expedite the availability of equipment for use on the public safety network, thereby encouraging competition and innovation in the marketplace. Such a network was recommended by a task force that reviewed the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks on the U.S. The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 called for auctions of other spectrum to cover the cost of the network, which was estimated last year at US$7 billion. The Act directed the FCC to grant a license to FirstNet for the combined use of two spectrum blocks for the network, one block that was previously designated for public safety (763-768/793-798 MHz) and a second, spectrally adjacent block (758-763/788-793 MHz). The network should cover 95 percent of the U.S., including all 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. It must reach 98 percent of the country's population. Read more -here-
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