Lieberman-McCain Bill to Transfer D Block to Public Safety Re-introduced in Senate

The Lieberman-McCain Bill to reallocate the “D” Block to public safety has been submitted in the United States Senate and numbered as S. 1040. The exact text is not available from the GPO yet. This bill joins the legislation of Senator Rockefeller (S. 28) and Representatives King-Thompson (H.R. 607) in reallocating the “D” Block spectrum to public safety.

S.1040
Latest Title: A bill to enhance public safety by making more spectrum available to public safety entities, to facilitate the development of a public safety broadband network, to provide standards for the spectrum needs of public safety entities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [CT] (introduced 5/19/2011) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 5/19/2011 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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