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The National Public Safety Telecommunications Council agreed with...

The National Public Safety Telecommunications Council agreed with FirstNet that the FCC should consolidate technical service rules for the 758-769 MHz and 788-799 MHz bands under its Part 90 rules (CD Aug 20 p12). “Such a consolidation is a logical…

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outgrowth of the reallocation of the D block spectrum to public safety,” NPSTC said in comments filed at the FCC (http://bit.ly/1efmTGI). “These technical service rules, together with other provisions yet to be defined by FirstNet, the nationwide licensee of the spectrum, will form the basis for operations in the public safety broadband spectrum.” NPSTC also urged the FCC to lift its suspension on the acceptance and processing of applications for equipment authorization on the public safety broadband spectrum, which was imposed pending the adoption of technical service for the band. “Resuming equipment authorizations for the public safety broadband is essential and ... such authorizations should cover the full 10+10 MHz of public safety broadband spectrum,” the group said.