By Jeff Cohen Last year, I wrote a blog titled “New FCC Spectrum Rules Put Public Safety Communications at Risk.” As I explained, the FCC adopted new rules to allow Wi-Fi routers to freely operate throughout a major spectrum band that is heavily relied upon by public safety agencies for “microwave” communications. APCO and other […]
Divided FCC Strips Needed Spectrum from Public Safety
Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in a 3-2 vote, adopted an order that strips the 4.9 GHz band from public safety use. The majority, consisting of Chairman Pai and Commissioners O’Rielly and Carr, took this action against the wishes of a multitude of national public safety associations.
New FCC Spectrum Rules Put Public Safety Communications at Risk
By Jeff Cohen APCO recently filed two formal petitions with the FCC regarding a major change it made to regulations that govern the use of spectrum that is relied upon by public safety. One was a Petition for Reconsideration, urging the FCC to repeal the new rules and fix numerous problems; the other was a […]
Quick Updates for the 2019 Annual Conference
By Jeff Cohen, Chief Counsel & Director of Government Relations APCO’s Annual Conference and Expo is fast approaching. We have the remaining program updates for the Cutting Edge Developments track to share. APCO’s Government Relations Office chooses content for this track, and we make a habit of holding one or two sessions open as close […]
