Public-private partnership for a public safety network : governance and policy /
This report summarizes the salient points of the FCC rules regarding the creation of a public-private partnership to build and manage a national communications network for public safety use. The Communications Act of 1934, as amended, empower the FCC to set rules for auctions and to take steps to en...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[Washington, D.C.] :
Congressional Research Service,
2008.
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| Series: | CRS report.
CRS report for Congress ; RL34054. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to this title via the OpenCRS website |
| Summary: | This report summarizes the salient points of the FCC rules regarding the creation of a public-private partnership to build and manage a national communications network for public safety use. The Communications Act of 1934, as amended, empower the FCC to set rules for auctions and to take steps to ensure the safety of the public. The FCC has used this authority to create a governance structure allowing a Public Safety Broadband Licensee to share spectrum rights with a commercial enterprise and to collaborate in the construction and management of a shared network. The two licensees and the network will operate according to requirements set out by the FCC as part of its rulemaking for the auction of frequencies within the 700 MHz band, known as Auction 73. These frequencies are being vacated by television broadcasters in their switch to digital technologies. |
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| Item Description: | "Updated March 24, 2008." Title taken from title screen (viewed June 1, 2009). |
| Physical Description: | 26 pages : digital, PDF file. |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |