FirstNet, AT&T share more details about fees, operations as state-plan release date approaches
FirstNet, AT&T share more details about fees, operations as state-plan release date approaches By: Donny Jackson – Urgent Communications SAN ANTONIO—FirstNet officials are working to finalize the fees that states and territories would pay to use the FirstNet LTE core and FirstNet’s licensed 20 MHz of 700 MHz spectrum in a potential opt-out scenario, but […]
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU REMINDS WIRELESS LICENSEES OF CONSTRUCTION OBLIGATIONS
DA 17-573 Released: June 12, 2017 WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU REMINDS WIRELESS LICENSEES OF CONSTRUCTION OBLIGATIONS The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau) issues this Public Notice to remind licensees of their buildout obligations—in particular, their existing obligations to timely meet the construction and coverage deadlines set forth in the Commission’s rules (collectively, “construction obligations”). The FCC’s construction […]
FirstNet, AT&T to Allow Early Opt-In
AT&T will deliver state plans later this month The First Responders Network Authority and AT&T, the contractor for FirstNet’s national network, expect to deliver individual state plans for public safety coverage this month. The targeted date for the plans is June 19, and all of them are expected to be released at the same time […]
MASSACHUSETTS SEEKS BIDDERS FOR POTENTIAL PUBLIC-SAFETY RAN ALTERNATIVE TO NATIONWIDE FIRSTNET SYSTEM
MASSACHUSETTS SEEKS BIDDERS FOR POTENTIAL PUBLIC-SAFETY RAN ALTERNATIVE TO NATIONWIDE FIRSTNET SYSTEM BY DONNY JACKSON – URGENT COMMUNICATIONS MAY 25, 2017 Massachusetts yesterday issued a request for response (RFR) that seeks input from vendors willing to build and maintain a statewide public-safety LTE radio access network (RAN), making it the seventh state to initiate a […]
VIOLATION OF FCC ENVIRONMENTAL RULES – Madison County, IN
RE: VIOLATION OF FCC ENVIRONMENTAL RULES Dear Mr. Dykes: This letter pertains to our findings that Madison County, Indiana failed to comply with the Commission’s regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and other federal environmental statutes, as well as related licensing rules and the rule requiring truthful and accurate statements. The […]