APCO continues to support a nationwide public-safety broadband ne...
APCO continues to support a nationwide public-safety broadband network in the 700 MHz D block, the group said in comments to the FCC on 700 MHz waivers requested by public safety agencies. APCO filed comments on the eve of…
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a House Communications Subcommittee hearing about recent developments concerning a national wireless network for public safety. The network will “ensure interoperability, provide economies of scale, deliver required levels of coverage and reliability, facilitate public-private partnerships to reduce costs and improve spectrum efficiency, and provide opportunities for all public safety agencies to obtain the benefits of broadband communications,” APCO said. The group said that “nearly all other national public safety organizations” oppose a suggestion by the National Emergency Number Association that the D block be auctioned “and that, in return, public safety users receive lower cost access to commercial networks.” APCO said, “Commercial services will not provide sufficient coverage, reliability, or access to meet most public safety requirements.”