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Article: Public-Safety Groups Support 700 MHz Auction, Network Partnerships.
- Article from:
- TelecomWeb News Digest
- Article date:
- July 12, 2007
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The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International and the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) finally have revealed their stance on the upcoming 700 MHz auction (TelecomWeb news break, July 11), supporting establishing a nationwide public-safety broadband network that uses both a portion of the 700 MHz spectrum allocated for public safety and spectrum assigned to a commercial entity via the auction.
"This statement reiterates our support for using the FCC's auction mechanism as a means to promote a viable public-private partnership to achieve a nationwide public safety broadband network," says APCO ...