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The FCC and the Industry: Managing Public Safety Emergency Communications and Commercial Wireless Broadband Deployment

The FCC and the Industry: Managing Public Safety Emergency Communications and Commercial Wireless Broadband Deployment. ICT Study Group November 20 th , 2007. Helena Mitchell, Ph.D. Executive Director. Driving the Public Safety Agenda.

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The FCC and the Industry: Managing Public Safety Emergency Communications and Commercial Wireless Broadband Deployment

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  1. The FCC and the Industry: Managing Public Safety Emergency Communications and Commercial Wireless Broadband Deployment ICT Study Group November 20th, 2007 Helena Mitchell, Ph.D. Executive Director AN AFFILIATE OF THE GEORGIA RESEARCH ALLIANCE

  2. Driving the Public Safety Agenda • Digital discussions late 1990’s; National security push after 9/11 • Digital Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 (DTV Act) • Deadline : TV broadcast stations switch from analog to digital transmission • Spectrum reallocated/auctioned for public safety and commercial services AN AFFILIATE OF THE GEORGIA RESEARCH ALLIANCE

  3. The Stakeholders • FCC, DHS, FEMA • Homeland Security and public safety • Increased public safety capacity to respond • Increased attention on issues of interoperability • Auction of reallocated analog broadcast spectrum • Cyren Call; Frontline Wireless, CTIA • Additional spectrum to auction for commercial uses • New wireless broadband services • Development of innovative wireless devices/apps. AN AFFILIATE OF THE GEORGIA RESEARCH ALLIANCE

  4. The FCC Decision Makers PRO: Chairman Martin, Commnrs.Tate & McDowell CON: Commnrs. Adelstein & Copps AN AFFILIATE OF THE GEORGIA RESEARCH ALLIANCE

  5. Industry Heavyweights • Wireless carriers (AT&T; Verizon) • Application/Software Developers (Microsoft; Google) • Equipment Manufacturers • Television Broadcast stations AN AFFILIATE OF THE GEORGIA RESEARCH ALLIANCE

  6. Public Safety & Homeland Security • Coordinate cooperative communications among public safety entities, government agencies, and industry during emergencies • Strengthen and protect nation’s critical emergency communications infrastructure, facilitate rapid restoration • Ensure people with disabilities receive digital emergency alerts and warnings in formats accessible to wireless devices • 700 MHz Network for a national public safety network that is robust, cost effective, spectrum efficient and based on modern architecture AN AFFILIATE OF THE GEORGIA RESEARCH ALLIANCE

  7. 700 MHz Proceeding • Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (R&O/FNPRM) • (700 MHz) released April 27, 2007 • Second Report and Order released August 10, 2007 • Transition to DTV • Spectrum Auction • Public-Private Partnership for Public Safety • Enhanced Disability Access • Commercial Broadband deployment • New Wireless services 764 770 776 782 788 794 800 806 AN AFFILIATE OF THE GEORGIA RESEARCH ALLIANCE

  8. Public-Private Partnership for Public Safety • Public Safety and Commercial Shared Use • Public safety primary use during emergencies • Network Sharing Agreement: terms negotiated/executed as preconditions to licensing • Commercial use: on unconditionally secondary and preemptible basis AN AFFILIATE OF THE GEORGIA RESEARCH ALLIANCE

  9. Industry Viewpoint • Microsoft – won’t advance sale of mobile phone software to handset makers • AT&T – wireless companies deliver data services • Google – use of open source software for mobile internet • Verizon – questions open platform network • Improve interoperability for public safety and provide additional spectrum for commercial uses AN AFFILIATE OF THE GEORGIA RESEARCH ALLIANCE

  10. Access By People With Disabilities • Emergency Messages in Multiple Modalities text, ASL, visual, auditory • Multiple Platforms WiFi, WiMax, FM RBDS • Received by Multiple Devices Cell phones, Blackberries, laptops, personal digital assistants • Common Alerting Protocol Standard Audio, text, video components of alerts AN AFFILIATE OF THE GEORGIA RESEARCH ALLIANCE

  11. Future Policy Issues • 700 MHz Auction • Anti-collusive certification • Disclosure of Bidding Agreements/Arrangements • Defaulters Statements • Public Safety • FCC oversight of NSA and network build-out/performance requirements • Impact of open network platform • Ensure communications providers deliver accessible messages to PWDs • Future Developments • Public Safety Spectrum Trust Corporation • Single nationwide license for 700 MHz broadband allocation • Ensure the success of the Public/Private Partnership • At least nine key responsibilities (See FCC release 07-199A1 11/20/07) AN AFFILIATE OF THE GEORGIA RESEARCH ALLIANCE

  12. Contact Information Helena Mitchell, Ph.D. Executive Director (404) 385-4640 phone Helena.Mitchell@cacp.gatech.edu www.cacp.gatech.edu AN AFFILIATE OF THE GEORGIA RESEARCH ALLIANCE

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