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U.S. & Canada Reach Agreement on Border Spectrum Sharing Arrangements Targeted News Service
WASHINGTON: The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release:
The FCC and its Canadian counterpart, Industry Canada, have agreed, through a process known as an exchange of letters, on 10 interim spectrum sharing arrangements covering operations in their common border area.
These arrangements will aid in the deployment and use of mobile broadband and improve public safety communications along... Read more... |
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Georgia Passes Law to Require Alarm Verification News Brief for Georgia: HB 59 will be effective July 1, 2013, and will require alarm companies to use two-call verification when calling in an alarm activation. Read the text of the bill: GA HB 59 CALL VERIFICATION074
Thanks to Marl L. McCracken, False Alarm Administrator, City of Albany, Georgia for bringing this legislation to our attention. Read more... |
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Former Lobbyist, Tom Wheeler, Gets FCC Nod  DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press
President Barack Obama announces his nominees for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Tom Wheeler, right, and Federal Housing Finance Authority (FHFA) Director Rep. Melvin Watt, D.C., Wednesday, May 1, 2013, in the State Dining of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday tapped a veteran Democratic congressman to lead... Read more... |
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FCC Exploring Whether Enhanced Emergency Communications Requirements Are Needed Laura Phillips and Patrick McFadden
The Federal Communications Commission has launched a proceeding to examine possible new requirements on carriers’ networks in the wake of widespread problems reported regarding the availability of E-911 communications in the event of a major disaster such as the June 2012 “derecho” storm, which severely disrupted 911 systems and communications in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest. A... Read more... |
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New 800 MHz Band Plan for U.S.-Mexico Sharing Zone  Improving Public Safety Communications in the 800 MHz Band
FIFTH REPORT AND ORDER
Adopted: April 1, 2013 Released: April 1, 2013
By the Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau
On June 8, 2012, the United States and Mexico signed an agreement modifying the international allocation of 800 MHz spectrum in the U.S.-Mexico border region (Amended Protocol),1 which enables the U.S. to proceed with... Read more... |
