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Article: FCC COMMISSIONER ADELSTEIN ISSUES STATEMENT REGARDING IMPLEMENTING NATIONWIDE, BROADBAND, INTEROPERABLE PUBLIC SAFETY NETWORK IN 700 MHZ BAND

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May 14, 2008
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The Federal Communications Commission issued the following statement:

COMMISSIONER JONATHAN S. ADELSTEIN

Re: Service Rules for the 698-746, 747-762 and 777-792 MHz Bands, WT Docket No. 06-150; Implementing a Nationwide, Broadband, Interoperable Public Safety Network in the 700 MHz Band, PS Docket No. 06-229.

We need only tune in to any news channel, particularly in recent months, to find constant reminders of the important role communications plays during emergencies. Despite these alarm bells, we are still without a network that allows our first responders to communicate with each other across agencies and beyond state borders quickly and easily. The ability to respond to an emergency ...

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