How public safety got the D Block
D Block Dialogue: Protect Rural America from an Unfunded Mandate
By dedicating the proceeds from spectrum auctions, including the “D Block,” to the build-out of the network, public safety can capitalize on the ...
TALKING POINTS ON D BLOCK (S. 28/H.R. 607)
broadband spectrum that is allocated to public safety to create a 20MHz block of spectrum to build a nationwide public safety interoperable broadband network. • ...
Interoperability: Who Pays for D Block Radio Spectrum?
The revenue would in turn help pay for the construction of a proposed nationwide public safety radio network. Unfortunately the D Block auction ...
Unsurprisingly, folks are now proposing to split the D Block from the public safety spectrum, auction the commercial spectrum, and use the money to build a ...
Public-safety groups fear House will drop D Block - The Hill
{mosads}It is unclear on which day the Communications and Technology subcommittee will hold the markup, but Moore said that police officers ...
Lots of fuss about the D-block - Marketplace.org
... have built. That plan has lost steam in Congress and the White House, which now supports just giving some of that spectrum to public safety ...
Harlin McEwen explains what D-Block is and what the implications are for public safety.
Public Safety, Industry Representatives Clash On Reallocation Of D ...
Public safety leaders and industry lobbyists clashed today during a Washington breakfast on whether the 700 megahertz band D block should be reallocated to ...
Verizon calls for public access to D Block - The Register
Public safety should get free spectrum ... Steve Zipperstein, Verizon's vice president for legal and external affairs, has called on the FCC to ...
APCO lobbyist: Months of meetings convinced White House to ...
Influential public safety groups, including APCO and the New York City Police Department, have put a priority on convincing lawmakers that the D ...
Thoughts on the D Block/Public Safety Broadband Network Auction ...
... public safety license. At that point, he could have tried to bid on the D block in competition with Frontline, but his much smarter approach was to get the ...
Connect Public Safety Now Is NOT Your Friend | All Things FirstNet
I believe the Coalition for 4G renamed itself because it is losing its battle in Congress and the Executive Branch for another D Block auction ...
700MHz D Block autopsy: public safety net concept was doomed
The D Block network would provide both commercial broadband service and public safety communication services. The auction concluded on March ...
Public safety D block, T-band give back - Batboard
Sounds to me like congress just authorized privatizing public safety radio systems. By allowing public / private partnerships, they have ...
Testimony - D Block Senate Commerce - National Governors ...
To ensure the ability to communicate during an emergency, public safety must have guaranteed access to spectrum which can only be accomplished if the network is ...
Building a 21st Century Network: D Block & Public Safety Spectrum
Building a 21st Century Network: D Block & Public Safety Spectrum. Home ... Have you marked your calendars for Feb. 12-13, 2025? https://t.co ...
THE EXPERTS SPEAK: FUTURE OF THE D BLOCK
If the new public safety broadband networks are designed and built as separate networks, they will provide some of the capabilities that have been missing from ...
D Block Spectrum Should be Reallocated to Public Safety - NPSTC
In accordance with Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) rules the D-Block was to be paired with an adjacent block of broadband spectrum allocated to Public ...
700 MHz Public Safety Spectrum
Directed the Commission to allocate the D-Block (758-763 MHz / 788-793 MHz) to public safety for use in a nationwide broadband network; and.
47 U.S. Code § 1411 - Reallocation of D block to public safety
The Commission shall reallocate the 700 MHz D block spectrum for use by public safety entities in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.