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For those following spectrum policy - here's the latest action on FCC's
failed auction for D Block 700Mhz spectrum...<br>
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<h1><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 14pt;">JOINT
COMMENTS FILED ON THE PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PLAN FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF
NATIONWIDE BROADBAND</span></font></b></h1>
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<font face="Verdana" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana;"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.natoa.org/policy-advocacy/Documents/LocalGovernmentComments.pdf"
title="http://www.natoa.org/policy-advocacy/Documents/LocalGovernmentComments.pdf"><</a><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.natoa.org/policy-advocacy/Documents/LocalGovernmentComments.pdf">http://www.natoa.org/policy-advocacy/Documents/LocalGovernmentComments.pdf</a>>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">June 20, 2008 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Verdana" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana;">In <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.natoa.org/policy-advocacy/Documents/LocalGovernmentComments.pdf"
title="http://www.natoa.org/policy-advocacy/Documents/LocalGovernmentComments.pdf">joint
comments </a>filed today with the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC), the
National Association of Telecommunications Officers & Advisors
(NATOA), the
National Association of Counties (NACo), the National League of Cities
(NLC)
and the US Conference of Mayors (USCM) stated, “Public safety agencies
must have the option to make local and regional decisions and the
ability to
choose the solution that best serves their unique requirements and
budgets. With the failure of the D Block to attract a winning bid at
Auction 73, the Commission should not rush to take action. Rather, the
Commission should adopt new rules and requirements for the
public/private
partnership plan only after full and fair consideration of the complete
record.” <br>
</span></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br>
<font face="Verdana" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <U1:P></U1:P></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Verdana" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana;">The
comment<font color="black"><span style="color: black;">s, prepared by
NATOA, </span></font>discussed
clarifications and revisions to the public safety component of the 700
MHz
public/private partnership, rules governing the partnership, and
re-auction of
the D Block. The comments establish that local governments
“encourage the development of effective and efficient public safety
communications infrastructures and strongly support efforts to achieve
nationwide interoperability for our first responders.” The comments
go on to propose that while the public/private partnership plan should
be
retained, improvements can be made, flexibility is critical and that,
“The development of a nationwide, interoperable public safety wireless
broadband network is too important to the nation; and, on behalf of the
nation,
the Commission is responsible to proceed deliberately.”</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Palatino Linotype" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Palatino Linotype";"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">For more info -
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.natoa.org">www.natoa.org</a><br>
</font></font>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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Sean McLaughlin
Executive Director
Access Humboldt
P.O. Box 157, Eureka, CA 95502
tel: 707-476-1798
dir: 707-476-2873
fax: 707-476-1702
cel: 707-616-2381
e: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:sean@accesshumboldt.net">sean@accesshumboldt.net</a>
web: accesshumboldt.net
"Local Voices Through Community Media"
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