Posted by: AT&T Blog Team on February 10, 2011 at 4:13 pm
Congressman Peter T. King, Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, and Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson have introduced legislation (H.R. 607) to make more spectrum available to public safety for a nationwide wireless broadband network. The following statement may be attributed to AT&T Executive Vice President of Federal Relations Tim McKone:
“Chairman King’s and Ranking Member Thompson’s strong commitment to and deep understanding of the public safety community are reflected in the Broadband for First Responders Act of 2011, which they introduced today. We commend their bipartisan leadership in putting forth legislation that clearly outlines how public safety will be able to build and maintain a nationwide interoperable network. Reallocating the D-block spectrum to public safety is the only option that will ensure that both first responders and consumers have state-of-the-art wireless broadband communications during times of need.”
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Posted by: AT&T Blog Team on January 25, 2011 at 4:08 pm
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, reintroduced the Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act (S. 28). The following statement may be attributed to Tim McKone, AT&T Executive Vice President-Federal Relations:
“Chairman Rockefeller has long made public safety and national security a top priority for this country. We applaud his commitment to the public safety community and his tireless efforts to ensure that first responders have the resources they need to support a nationwide wireless broadband network. This legislation will result in a truly interoperable public safety network and will free up new spectrum and establish funding mechanisms to support the operation and maintenance of this critical network.”
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Posted by: Margaret Boles on September 23, 2010 at 1:29 pm
Washington, D.C. – The FCC today adopted an order that establishes performance benchmarks and an implementation schedule for wireless carriers when providing enhanced 9-1-1 (E911) location accuracy at the county level, instead of the current network-wide metric. In addition, the Commission released a further notice of proposed rulemaking and notice of inquiry to address various next generation 9-1-1 (NG911) issues. The following statement may be attributed to Joan Marsh, AT&T Vice President-Federal Regulatory:
“AT&T commends the FCC for developing effective wireless E911 performance and reporting requirements that will greatly benefit the public. Today’s order, which is the result of close collaboration between the wireless industry, public safety and the FCC, marks an important step forward in bringing federal regulations up to speed with advancements in technology and enabling first responders to receive more meaningful location information during emergencies. It is through these types of collaborative efforts that progress is made to continually improve public safety.”
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