Outreach News - 8/30/2011

1. NPSTC filed the attached with the FCC regarding signal boosters. NPSTC recommends the Commission grandfather existing Class B signal boosters in the Part 90 services for ten years and consider implementing a process under which public safety entities could deploy new Class B boosters only on an exception basis through frequency coordination and licensing.

2. PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES REGION 47 (PUERTO RICO) 700 MHZ REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE TO HOLD MEETING. (DA No. 11-1462). PSHSB
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-1462A1.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-1462A1.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-1462A1.txt

3. PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES REGION 33 (OHIO) PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEES TO HOLD 700 MHZ AND 800 MHZ NPSPAC MEETINGS. (DA No. 11-1466). (Dkt No 91-258 ). PSHSB
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-1466A1.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-1466A1.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-1466A1.txt

4. THE FCC'S PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES THE ACTIVATION OF THE DISASTER INFORMATION REPORTING SYSTEM (DIRS) IN RESPONSE TO HURRICANE IRENE. (DA No. 11-1464). PSHSB . Contact: Jeffery Goldthorp at (202) 418-1096, cell: (202) 253-1595, email: Jeffery.Goldthorp@fcc.gov, Julia Tu at (202) 321-4399, cell: Julia.Tu@fcc.gov, et al
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-1464A1.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-1464A1.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-1464A1.txt

5. PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES REGION 8 (NEW YORK - METROPOLITAN AREA) PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEES TO HOLD 700 MHZ, 4.9 GHZ, AND 800 MHZ NPSPAC REGIONAL PLANNING MEETINGS. (DA No. 11-1461). (Dkt No 91-43 ). PSHSB
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-1461A1.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-1461A1.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-1461A1.txt

6. PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES REGION 28 (DELAWARE, EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AREA) PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEES TO HOLD 700 MHZ AND 800 MHZ NPSPAC MEETINGS. (DA No. 11-1463). (Dkt No 92-287 ). PSHSB http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-1463A1.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-1463A1.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-1463A1.txt

7. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT AND ANNOUNCES PUBLIC MEETING ON ITS DRAFT PROGRAMMATIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF THE ANTENNA STRUCTURE REGISTRATION PROGRAM. (DA No. 11-1455). (Dkt No 08-61 03-187 ) Public Meeting Date:09/20/2011. Comments Due: 10/03/2011. WTB . Contact: Aaron Goldschmidt at (202) 418-7146, email: Aaron.Goldschmidt@fcc.gov
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-1455A1.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-1455A2.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-1455A1.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-1455A1.txt
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-1455A2.txt

8. EMERGENCY ACCESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENT OF SEPTEMBER 9, 2011 MEETING. (DA No. 11-1473) Committee to Focus on Matters Pertaining to Next Generation 911 Access for Persons with Disabilities. CGB . Contact: Cheryl King at (202) 418-2284, email: Cheryl.King@fcc.gov or Patrick Donovan at (202) 418-2413, email: Patrick.Donovan@fcc.gov, TTY: (202) 418-0416
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-1473A1.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-1473A1.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-1473A1.txt

9. In the news:

Interoperability Pushed Amid Latest Emergencies
http://www.firehouse.com/news/feature/interoperability-pushed-amid-east-coast-emergencies
FCC Investigating Carrier Networks in Wake of Quake-Gate
http://www.utcinsight.org/content/fcc-investigating-carrier-networks-wake-quake-gate