PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU OPENS PS DOCKET NO. 18-64 Location-Based Routing for Wireless 911 Calls
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU OPENS PS DOCKET NO. 18-64 By this Public Notice, the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau opens PS Docket No. 18- 64, which is captioned “Location-Based Routing for Wireless 911 Calls.” Ex Parte Rules. Presentations are subject to “permit-but-disclose” ex parte rules. See 47 CFR §§ 1.1206, 1.1200(a). Persons […]
Proposed Amendments to the Service Rules Governing Public Safety Narrowband Operations in the 769-775/799-805 MHz Bands
SECOND REPORT AND ORDER AND ORDER ON RECONSIDERATION Adopted: February 8, 2018 Released: February 12, 2018 I. INTRODUCTION 1. In this Second Report and Order, we amend and clarify the Commission’s 700 MHz narrowband (769-775/799-805 MHz) interoperability and technical rules. Specifically, this Second Report and Order (1) amends and clarifies the rules to exempt 700 […]
LA-RICS Moves Forward with LMR Network Buildout
The LMR portion of the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications Systems (LA-RICS) network is picking up pace in 2018, according to an e-mail from the public-safety communications entity. The uptick in construction spending is expected to remain constant through the second quarter because a large batch of sites is eligible for buildout and weather has […]
TIA Issues 4 Calls for Interest for LMR
The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), which develops Project 25 (P25) and other communications standards, issued four calls for interest from its TR-8 committees. The first two are in regard to the TR 8.18 Committee’s new project for wireless communications systems — performance in noise and interference limited situations, and the second two are in response […]
AT&T Reports Financials, FirstNet to be 5G Foundation
AT&T reported financial results for the 2017 fourth quarter and full year, with executives saying the recent federal tax bill will benefit the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), and the public-safety network will be the foundation for AT&T’s 5G buildout. The carrier, which last year won the FirstNet contract to build a nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN), […]