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Notes

  • TV Channels 52-69
  • Legislation requires spectrum to be vacated by analog TV broadcasters by Feb 2009.
  • Congress has allocated 24 MHz for pulbic safety, 84 MHz for commercial use
  • 24 MHz of commercial spectrum already auctioned, auction of remaining 60 MHz must begin by Jan 2008 and end by June 2008
  • FCC Seeks Comment On Possible Modifications To Rules Governing Wireless Licenses In Portions Of The 700 Mhz Spectrum Band, FCC, 8/8/2006 The FCC adopted a Notice of Proposed Rule Making that seeks comment on possible changes to the rules governing wireless licenses in the 698-746, 747-762, and 777-792 MHz spectrum bands. News Release. (Dkt No 94-102 , 01-309). Adopted: 08/03/2006. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-266772A1.doc
WT Docket 96-86  
The Development of Operational, Technical and Spectrum Requirements for Meeting Federal, State and Local Public Safety Communications Requirements Through the Year 2010 tle

In this Eighth Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Eighth NPRM), we seek comment on whether certain channels within the current twenty-four megahertz of public safety spectrum in the 700 MHz public safety band (764-776 MHz and 794-806 MHz), should be modified to accommodate broadband communications. This action is consistent with national priorities focusing on homeland security and broadband and our commitment to ensure that emergency first responders have access to reliable and interoperable communications.

Nearly a decade ago, the Commission, at the direction of Congress, reallocated twenty four megahertz of the 700 MHz band from television broadcast services to public safety communications services. Congress contemplated that this spectrum would be available for public safety use as early as December 31, 2006, or as soon as existing TV stations vacate the spectrum as part of the transition to digital television (DTV). In discharging its Congressional mandate to establish licensing and service rules for this reallocated spectrum, the Commission established a flexible regulatory framework for public safety use of the 700 MHz band “ to enable public safety organizations to effectively use this new allocation for a variety of operational modes (voice, data, image/high speed data (hsd), and video) .” In designing this regulatory framework, the Commission sought to balance the need for “standardization necessary to achieve nationwide interoperability, the development of competitive equipment markets, and the degree of regional flexibility necessary to allow entities the opportunity to fashion approaches tailored to meet the individual needs of diverse regional communities .” Consistent with these principles, the Commission has made great progress towards ensuring different governmental agencies have the ability to communicate across jurisdictions . Although in many parts of the nation this spectrum remains unavailable for public safety use, Congress recognized in the Intelligence Reform and Terrorist Prevention Act of 2004 (Intelligence Reform Act) that this spectrum is “ideal” for providing first responders with interoperable communications channels. As part of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Congress has established February 17, 2009 as the date for the completion of the transition from analog to digital broadcast transmissions. Accordingly, it is imperative that once this spectrum is cleared of incumbent broadcasters, that the public safety community be able to fully utilize this spectrum.

Recently Congress asked the Commission, in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security and the National Telecommunications Information Administration, to undertake a study and prepare a report assessing the short-term and long-term spectrum needs of emergency responders, including the potential for nationwide interoperable broadband mobile communications networks. In the Report to Congress submitted pursuant to Section 7502 of the Intelligence Reform Act, it was recognized that broadband communications applications offer the public safety community a number of benefits, including video surveillance, real-time text messaging and e-mail, high resolution digital images and the ability to obtain location and status information of personnel and equipment in the field. The Report found that emergency response providers would benefit from development of an integrated, interoperable network capable of delivering broadband services nationwide. The Report also found that the Commission should investigate whether some local broadband operations could be carried out within the existing 700 MHz public safety band.

It is our objective in this Eighth NPRM to determine whether we should modify the public safety portion of the 700 MHz band to accommodate broadband communications, and if so, how. We seek to develop policies that ensure that emergency first responders possess the communications resources needed to successfully carry out their mission . Broadband technologies, which encompass high-speed digital technologies, hold the potential to provide public safety entities integrated access to voice and high-speed data capabilities. A technology that can dramatically reduce the time it takes to access information during emergencies can mean the difference between life and death. Accordingly, in this Eighth NPRM, we describe the current configuration of the 700 MHz band and solicit comment on whether certain channels within the current 700 MHz public safety band should be modified to accommodate broadband communications. We also discuss and seek comment on specific band proposals offered by Lucent Technologies, Inc. (Lucent), Motorola, Inc. (Motorola), and the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) to rechannelize twelve megahertz of the 700 MHz public safety band to provide for broadband applications . In addition, we offer parties the opportunity to update the record on wideband interoperability issues that were raised in the Seventh Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Seventh NPRM) in this proceeding.

The Commission has defined “Interoperability” as “an essential communications link within public safety and public service wireless communications systems which permits units from two or more different entities to interact with one another and to exchange information according to a prescribed method in order to achieve predictable results.” See Development of Operational, Technical and Spectrum Requirements for Meeting Federal, State and Local Public Safety Agency Communications Requirements Through the Year 2010, WT Docket No. 96-86, First Report and Order and Third Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 14 FCC Rcd 152, 189-90 ¶ 76 (1998) (First Report and Order); 47 C.F.R. § 90.7.

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