The state of Tennessee asked for a waiver from the...
The state of Tennessee asked for a waiver from the FCC so it can build out an early public safety network in the 700 MHz band. “The State currently is implementing a statewide public safety Project 25 standard based interoperable…
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radio system in conjunction with the Tennessee Valley Regional Communications System,” the state said in a filing at the commission (http://xrl.us/bmsktd). “Tennessee would like to leverage and extend its experience, established governance model, antenna sites and other resources to add broadband Long Term Evolution (LTE) capabilities and deploy a system capable of providing next generation mobile data services for first responders across the State of Tennessee.” More than 30 jurisdictions have waiver requests pending at the agency. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski was asked during a House Communications Subcommittee hearing Thursday about the pace in considering the waivers (CD Feb 17 p3). The state of Massachusetts is also considering seeking a waiver so it can build out a public safety network, according to a filing last week (http://xrl.us/bmsktm).