The House Communications Subcommittee plans hearings on the...
The House Communications Subcommittee plans hearings on the 5 GHz spectrum band and on FirstNet this month, as expected, it said in a notice Wednesday (http://1.usa.gov/1798hmE). The 5 GHz spectrum hearing will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. in 2123 Rayburn.…
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Witnesses are Cisco Chief Technology Officer Bob Friday, Toyota Info Technology Center Principal Research Manager John Kenney, Comcast Senior Vice President-Business Development Tom Nagel, and Julius Knapp, chief of the FCC Office of Engineering and Technology. The FirstNet hearing will be the week of Nov. 18, the subcommittee said, without specifying witnesses, day, time or location. “Members will receive a status update from FirstNet and private sector entities that are working to improve the connectivity, reliability, and security of this nationwide public safety network,” the notice said. “Members will review other emergency communications technologies to better understand how their development can improve the capabilities of first responders across the nation.” In a statement, subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden, R-Ore., emphasized the need to efficiently use taxpayer dollars in building the public safety network and that the FirstNet board and stakeholders move forward and “keep pace with continuing technological innovation.”