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September 3, 2010
Volume 4, Issue 12 |
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT |
Renewals - Not What They Used To Be
Two years from now, ten years from now, who would ever be able to say with a straight face that this Commission did not pursue any and all conceivable regulatory avenues necessary to scrape together spectrum for the National Broadband Plan. You have to applaud them for their perseverance and hope. EWA has now filed two sets of comments in the FCC's proceeding that seeks to establish uniform license renewal, discontinuance of operations and other associated rules. Portions of this FCC proposal certainly have the potential to improve the spectrum landscape. One is the recommendation that would have licensees proactively review their license at the time of renewal and affirm that all administrative and technical information is accurate. This is far better than the "is it that time again?" approach that is all too often the process followed today. MORE |
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EWA Questions Wisdom of Proposed License Renewal Process
In comments filed August 23, EWA recommended that with regard to geographic license renewals, that the FCC would be wise "not adopt a one size fits all approach to the showing needed to justify license renewal." Further, EWA noted that the Commission should advise licensees how it actually intends to evaluate all of the new informational submissions licensees might be obligated to provide along with their renewal applications. MORE |
LMCC Busy With Technical Issues
The LMCC Spectrum Management Task Force met on August 24th and reviewed a variety of subjects including the need to potentially identify spectrum to accommodate Vehicular Repeater Units, and how non-standard channel centers within the 150-900 MHz bands should be incorporated within the frequency coordination and FCC licensing process. MORE |
New Jersey Township Gets Its Wish
The Township of Wayne, New Jersey, was granted its waiver request to operate on existing TV channels 14 and 15 for trunked operations and channel 19 for conventional for their new wireless communications system. The grant arrived with a few special conditions, however, as portions of the system fall outside the permitted 80 km limit of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. MORE |
Can Interoperability Be Enhanced With Competition?
The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issued a Public Notice on August 19th to explore "potential barriers to achieving nationwide interoperability for both broadband and narrowband communication" for public safety systems. MORE |
800 MHz Freeze Reinstated Along Canadian Border
The FCC has issued a Public Notice announcing that it has reinstated the freeze on the filing of new, non-rebanding related 800 MHz applications in the Canadian Border region. MORE |
$70 Million Grant Announced for 700 MHz Devices
In an effort to open up the 700 MHz Public Safety equipment market, Representatives Jane Harman and John Shimkus, introduced the Next Generation Public Safety Device Act of 2010 which would authorize $70 million in competitive grants to develop and build prototype 700 MHz mission critical voice and data mobile devices. MORE |
On August 26th, the FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau announced that it was postponing the auction of 218-219 MHz Service, and Phase II 220 MHz Services licenses that had been scheduled to begin on December 7th. MORE |
NATIONAL BROADBAND CORNER |
Roadmap Key to Fighting Cyber Threats
As part of the Commission's National Broadband Plan (NBP), it was recommended that the FCC, in coordination with the Executive Branch, establish a plan to address cybersecurity. Comments are now being solicited to create a "Cybersecurity Roadmap" to identify communications networks or end-user vulnerabilities, develop countermeasures and solutions to respond to cyber threats. MORE |
Improving International Comparisons
Apparently, the Broadband Data Improvement Act requires the Commission to collect data on the extent of broadband service capability in other countries to enable the Commission to examine this information as part of its annual consideration of whether advanced telecommunications capability is being deployed to all Americans on a reasonable and timely basis. MORE |
Citizens Band Users and Linear Amplifiers Don't Mix
Representatives of the FCC's Philadelphia office recently visited a CB operator after neighbors complained of interference with their televisions and telephones. While CB system users do not need a license, they are prohibited from using linear amplifiers to augment their coverage. MORE |
Registration is open for Enterprise Wireless 2010
Join wireless leaders in Orlando, November 3-5 for the Enterprise Wireless 2010 conference. Highlighted by an exhibit hall with the latest wireless products and sessions on topics including spectrum inventory, National Broadband and a 2011 regulatory overview, you can register today.
Secure your room at the 4-star Omni Championsgate for the special discounted rate of $145. For more details, click here to visit the conference web site. Exhibit space is still available. Contact Elaine Baugh Walsh, Conference Director, at 520.620.0063 or elaine@ecommint.com.
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Raytheon Leads in Interoperability
"We have a long history in mission critical communications and networking and that's what we're bringing to market in public safety," states Karen Steinfeld, Director, P25net Solutions with Raytheon Civil Communications Solutions, a new participant in EWA's Enterprise Wireless Solutions Center®. "We are pioneers in interoperability. We've taken that perspective in everything we do; it's the core, not an after thought. Even in our P25net offering, we looked at interoperability from the start."
Raytheon Civil Communications Solutions focuses on three areas, sold directly and through wireless sales and service providers and manufacturer's representatives: broadband solutions, P25net and voice and radio interoperability solutions. MORE |
WELCOME TO NEW EWA MEMBERS! |
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