FCC to study if 700 MHz spectrum could house nationwide public-safety system.(News)

RCR Wireless News, December, 2005

Byline: HEATHER FORSGREN WEAVER The Federal Communications Commission told Congress that it plans to begin examining whether some of the 24 megahertz of spectrum public safety is set to receive as part of the transition to digital TV could be used for a nationwide interoperable high-speed wireless network.

"Emergency-response providers would benefit from the development of an integrated interoperable nationwide network capable of delivering broadband services throughout the country,'' the agency said. A group representing public-safety spectrum users said that an interoperable high-speed wireless network requires a lot of spectrum. As such, the group said that should the FCC make such an allocation, it should not permit non-public-safety users...

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