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Give the D-block to public safety, not commercial entities, the National Criminal Justice Association said Thursday. The National Broadband Plan recommends auctioning the D-block and giving the proceeds to public safety. In a letter to Democratic and Republican leaders of…
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the House and Senate Commerce committees, NCJA Executive Director Cabell Cropper said the association’s members “are concerned that decisions are being made which will undermine the ability of our nation’s first responders to have reliable access to the 700 MHz spectrum in times of emergency.” Cropper urged legislation to add 10 MHz to the spectrum currently designated for public safety use. The National Association of Counties and the Police Executive Research Forum also urged policymakers to give the D-block to public safety. “Major city police chiefs are telling us that the FCC’s plans for auctioning the D Block will stymie plans for dozens of new wireless technologies in policing, such as live video at crime and disaster scenes,” said PERF Executive Director Chuck Wexler. FCC Public Safety Bureau Chief Jamie Barnett took tough questions from police and fire chiefs about the commission’s proposal at a PERF forum last month (CD March 22 p1).