The FCC should take prompt action on a...
The FCC should take prompt action on a February letter from Telecommunications Industry Association President Grant Seiffert (http://bit.ly/11IglsG) asking the commission to lift an informal ban on the equipment authorization process for Band 14 products, said TIA and member companies…
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in a meeting with Public Safety Bureau Chief David Turetsky. The band covers the 700 MHz spectrum that will form the backbone for the proposed FirstNet. “The representatives stressed the importance for the Commission, as well as other entities involved in the process ... to act on this issue in a timely manner so that the public safety community’s demand for National Public Safety Broadband Network-ready Band 14 LTE devices can be met,” said a filing on the meeting (http://bit.ly/10bqV8Q). “It was also noted that, because LTE is already a well-understood standard, industry can anticipate FirstNet’s final requirements.” Some public safety agencies are using broadband devices in need of replacement, TIA said. “These jurisdictions want to secure products with LTE capability on a commercial band, while avoiding possible future duplicative costs, by obtaining Band 14-ready devices before the National Public Safety Broadband Network is operational,” the letter said. “The uncertainty resulting from not having technical and services rules in effect for operation in Band 14 also impacts the product development cycle, such as the availability of chipsets for integration to user devices.”