Rep. Cliff Stearns, R-Fla., is worried that a draft public...
Rep. Cliff Stearns, R-Fla., is worried that a draft public safety bill by Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif., allows the FCC to condition use of the D-block, he said late Monday. A bipartisan draft of the Waxman bill surfaced…
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Monday (CD June 15 p1). The House Communications Subcommittee plans a hearing Thursday. “I am still concerned that the draft still allows the FCC to impose conditions of what entities can bid on the spectrum while Republicans want no conditions,” said Stearns, ranking member of the Communications Subcommittee. But National Emergency Number Association CEO Brian Fontes called the draft bill a key step forward. “The draft legislation underscores the importance of a national wireless public safety broadband network and a clear demonstration of a commitment to fund both the construction and maintenance of the network,” he said. The subcommittee announced as invited witnesses FCC Public Safety Bureau Chief Jamie Barnett; Charles Dowd, New York City Police deputy chief; Jonathan Moore, a director at the International Association of Fire Fighters; Steve Zipperstein, Verizon Wireless’s general counsel; Joseph Hanley, technology vice president for Telephone and Data Systems; NENA’s Fontes; Dale Hatfield, an adjunct professor at the University of Colorado; and Coleman Bazelon, a principal of the Brattle Group.