FCC Announcements

1. In a very important announcement for approved and potential early deployers of 700 MHz wireless broadband services (through a lease from the PSST), the Commission announced that it will provide further guidance to the Waiver Recipients on the required contents of the Interoperability Showing. After receiving approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to perform the information collections contemplated in the Waiver Order, the Bureau will release a Public Notice announcing the opening of a thirty-day window during which a Waiver Recipient must submit its Interoperability Showing to the Emergency Response Interoperability Center (ERIC).

Unfortunately, this does clarify the new responsibilities of states as discussed in paragraphs 49-52 of last week’s Order (10-79). Hopefully clarification of those new state requirements for broadband system coordination will be discussed in the coming weeks.

PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU OFFERS FURTHER GUIDANCE TO CONDITIONAL WAIVER RECIPIENTS ON COMPLETING THE INTEROPERABILITY SHOWING REQUIRED BY THE 700 MHZ WAIVER ORDER. (DA No. 10-923). (Dkt No 06-229 ). PSHSB
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2. PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES REGION 8 (NEW YORK - METROPOLITAN AREA) PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEES TO HOLD 700 MHZ AND 800 MHZ NPSPAC REGIONAL PLANNING MEETINGS. (DA No. 10-919). (Dkt No 91-43 ). PSHSB
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3. FCC AND FEMA ANNOUNCE WORKSHOP ON 21ST CENTURY EMERGENCY ALERTING: LEVERAGING MULTIPLE TECHNOLOGIES TO BRING ALERTS AND WARNINGS TO THE PUBLIC. PSHSB . News Media Contact: Robert Kenny at (202) 418-2668, email: Robert.Kenny@fcc.gov
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-298198A1.doc
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4. AMENDMENT OF PART 27 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES TO GOVERN THE OPERATION OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES IN THE 2.3 GHZ BAND; ESTABLISHMENT OF RULES AND POLICES FOR THE DIGITAL AUDIO RADIO SATELLITE SERVICE IN THE 2310-2360 MHZ FREQUENCY BAND. Adopted rules that unleashes 25 MHz of spectrum for mobile broadband use. (Dkt No. 07-293 90-357 RM-8601 95-91 ). Action by: the Commission. Adopted: 05/20/2010 by R&O. (FCC No. 10-82). OET IB WTB
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-82A1.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-82A1.pdf
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5. The Federal Communications Commission today adopted rules that will make available 25 megahertz of spectrum for mobile broadband service in much of the United States, while protecting adjacent satellite radio and aeronautical mobile telemetry operations.

AMENDMENT OF PART 27 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES TO GOVERN THE OPERATION OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES IN THE 2.3 GHZ AND;ESTABLISHMENT OF RULES AND POLICIES FOR THE DIGITAL AUDIO RADIO SATELLITE SERVICE IN THE 2310-2360 MHZ FREQUENCY BAND. FCC Unleashes 25 MHz of Spectrum for Mobile Broadband Use-Provides Greater Certainty for Satellite Radio and Mobile Broadband Licensees. News Release. (Dkt No 07-293 90-357 RM-8610 95-91 ). Adopted: 05/20/2010. News Media Contact: Bruce Romano (202) 418-2124 OET WTB IB . Contact Patrick Forster (202) 418-7061

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6. Although the information below may not have direct impact upon public safety, it would be helpful for public safety agencies to share the information with their governmental colleagues have authority over certain public right-of-way infrastructure systems. The Federal Communications Commission today adopted an Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that implements key recommendations of the National Broadband Plan for promoting broadband deployment and competition. Currently, access by service providers to poles can be slow, costly, and mired in long disputes. The Order adopted today will reduce costs and speed access to poles by clarifying the statutory right of communications providers to use the same space- and cost-saving techniques that pole owners use, such as placing attachments on both sides of a pole. The Order also establishes that attachers have a statutory right to timely access to poles.

AMENDMENT OF PART 27 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES TO GOVERN THE OPERATION OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES IN THE 2.3 GHZ BAND; ESTABLISHMENT OF RULES AND POLICES FOR THE DIGITAL AUDIO RADIO SATELLITE SERVICE IN THE 2310-2360 MHZ FREQUENCY BAND. Adopted rules that unleashes 25 MHz of spectrum for mobile broadband use. (Dkt No. 07-293 90-357 RM-8601 95-91 ). Action by: the Commission. Adopted: 05/20/2010 by R&O. (FCC No. 10-82). OET IB WTB
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-82A1.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-82A1.pdf
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FCC PROMOTES BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT, COMPETITION, AND AFFORDABILITY BY REDUCING INFRASTRUCTURE ACCESS COSTS. News Release. (Dkt No 07-245
09-51 ). Adopted: 05/20/2010. News Media Contact: Mark Wigfield at
(202) 418-0253, email: Mark.Wigfield@fcc.gov WCB . Contact Jonathan Reel at (202) 418-1580 or Marvin Sacks at (202) 418-1520
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-298295A1.doc
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