The news for the week is below. Not much coming from FirstNet but they are hard at work. The first article is a blog post written by FCC Chairman Wheeler which is worth reading.
Have a great week-end!
Andy
Access and Public Safety: Enduring Elements of the Public … – FCC – fcc.gov via Google Alerts
Jan 31 22:56 Federal Communications Commission …
Dead Air, Garbled Transmissions Trouble Washington Troopers – OPB News via Google Alerts
Feb 4 08:58 The term is narrowbanding. Going digital was supposed to ensure that when the frequencies got divided, the quality didn’t degrade. It hasn’t quite
FCC Public Notice Addresses TV/Wireless Broadband Spectrum … – TV Technology via Google Alerts
Feb 3 14:56 The FCC seems intent on squeezing every last bit of spectrum from UHF broadcasters, even if it means adopting different wireless band plans in
Case Study: Michigan Public Safety Communications Stystem … – apcointl.org via Google Alerts
Jan 31 07:55 Submitted by the APCO Broadband Committee …
APCO Announces ANSI Approval of Standard Public Safety Communications Instructors | Public … – apcointl.org via Google Alerts
Feb 6 22:56 Alexandria, VA –The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International received final approval from ANSI on February 3, …
Public-Safety Communications Awards Program – APCO International – apcointl.org via Google Alerts
Feb 6 22:56 APCO International Public Safety Communications Awards Program. APCO International presents awards to public safety communications personnel …
FCC broadband initiatives could benefit public safety – Urgent Communications via Google Alerts
Feb 6 16:58 On the surface, these efforts would seem to have little to do with public-safety broadband communications and FirstNet, but their impact could prove …
NTIA stares privacy in the face – Research Magazine via Google Alerts
Feb 6 10:58 The meeting, organised by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), will see technology, policy, legal and other …
President Obama, FCC Outline Next-Gen Broadband Promise for Schools and Libraries – Techwire.net via Google Alerts
Feb 6 03:55 … initiative, which he intends to pursue with or without the help of Congress. He was accompanied by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. …
Spectrum Q&A – update from the President of British APCO – Bapco Journal via Google Alerts
Feb 5 15:54 What we are trying to achieve is a consolidated view from the public safety world – and that includes both commercial and public service sectors.
Facial Recognition’s Newest Obstacle: Bureaucrats And Regulators Who Assume There’s A Problem – Forbes via Google Alerts
Feb 5 15:50 The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is under the …
A Temporary Net Neutrality Fix? Democrats Introduce Legislation to Reinstate Rules – Slyck via Google Alerts
Feb 5 15:38 The court had stated that the FCC could impose net neutrality regulations if it were to change the classification of broadband service to a …
Congress, not the FCC, should set Internet policy – The Hill via Google Alerts
Feb 5 15:12 and Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) – 02/04/14 06:29 PM EST. Today, Americans access broadband Internet almost everywhere. We are using it to talk, view, …
FCC Doubles Money for School Broadband to $2 Billion – NewsFactor
Feb 4 21:00 Making good on President Obama’s promise in his State of The Union address last week to bring broadband Internet access to 99 percent of the nation’s schools over the next five years, the FCC says it will double its funding to accomplish the goal, to $2 billion. With the additional $1 billion to be spent over the next two years, it is estimated that at least 20 million students in 15,000 schools will have access…
Power line communication implementation for DC applications – EDN.com via Google Alerts
Feb 3 17:56 The popularity of PLC adoption in smart grid applications has led to significant focus on PLC over AC power lines. However, narrowband PLC over DC
Frontier Communications begins Regulatory Approval Process to Acquire AT&T Wireline, Broadband and Video Operations in Connecticut – Business Wire
Feb 3 17:10 STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–On January 31, 2014, Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR) filed applications with the Federal Communications Commission and the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority as part of its agreement with AT&T, Inc., announced December 17, 2013, to acquire AT&T’s local wireline, broadband and video operations in Connecticut. Today, Frontier will file an application with the U.S. Department of Justice, pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Ant
The Telephony IP Transition; Circumventing FCC Oversight – No Jitter via Google Alerts
Feb 3 15:56 How will the FCC’s role continue to evolve as issues like the IP transition and Net Neutrality impact its jurisdiction over broadband services and carrier
mmtc supports fcc’s movement on ip transition, public safety … – broadbandandsocialjustice.org via Google Alerts
Jan 31 07:55 … D.C. (January 30, 2014): Today the Federal Communications Commission, …
Online petition for Net Neutrality gets million signatures – Newstrack India via Google Alerts
Jan 31 04:56 Free Press called on the FCC to reclassify broadband connections as ‘telecommunications services’ that would allow it to pass robust net neutrality