[WISPA] Six public-safety groups support reallocating 700 MHz spectrum, but have yet to endorse Cyren plan
By Jeffrey Silva May 12, 2006 WASHINGTON—Law enforcement and first-responder groups asked key Senate lawmakers to consider a private-sector plan to designate a block of spectrum in the 700 MHz band for a national wireless broadband public-safety network, one that would be shared with commercial wireless carriers and include an interoperability capability policy-makers have repeatedly call for—without success—since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorists attacks. “We are dedicated to ensuring that public safety has access to the most advanced technology to support those services that meet its stringent requirements to provide safety and security to all Americans. Congress and the [Federal Communications Commission] cannot afford to pass an opportunity to explore the availability of an additional 30 megahertz of spectrum that would meet public safety’s needs as well as elevate the safety of all Americans,” stated the organizations in a letter to Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and the panel’s ranking Democrat, Sen. Daniel Inouye (Hawaii). The letter was signed by officials of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International, International Association of Chiefs of Police, International Association of Fire Chiefs, Major Cities Chiefs Association, Major County Sheriffs’ Association and National Sheriffs’ Association. The groups said they are studying the proposal submitted by Cyren Call Communications Inc. to the FCC late last month, and have not decided whether to endorse it. “However,” they stated, “we do believe that the concept of reallocating the 30 megahertz of spectrum in the 700 MHz band in a manner that would promote interoperable, public-safety broadband communications is worthy of public discussion.” A public debate that could prompt lawmakers to reconsider plans to auction by February 2008 valuable spectrum in the 747-762 MHz and 777-792 MHz bands is precisely what the cell-phone industry wants to avoid. Mobile-phone carriers are keenly aware of how Cyren Chairman Morgan O’Brien won over policy-makers in the late 1980s when he presented the then-radical idea of cobbling together narrow radio dispatch frequencies to create Nextel Communications Inc. (now part of Sprint Nextel Corp.). Nextel became a competitor to the cellular duopoly at that time. National mobile-phone carrier executives have not forgotten either about Nextel’s successful campaign to remedy interference Nextel caused to 800 MHz radio systems in a way that secured Nextel 10 megahertz of spectrum in the 1.9 GHz band. Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), chairman of the House telecom and Internet subcommittee, is the only lawmaker to publicly voice outright opposition to Cyren’s proposal. Upton did so shortly after Cyren submitted its proposal to the FCC on April 27. The Michigan lawmaker argued the plan would disrupt the balance in legislation that forced broadcasters to surrender 700 MHz as part of their transition to digital technology, set aside 24 megahertz for public safety and earmarked $1 billion for public-safety interoperability deployment. The 24 megahertz already reserved for public safety is adjacent to the separate, clear chunk of 30 megahertz at the heart of Cyren’s initiative. The 30 megahertz is potentially worth billions of dollars in auction receipts for the U.S. Treasury. In addition to mobile-phone carriers, wireless Internet and computer firms have expressed interest in the 700 MHz spectrum to drive WiMAX and other wireless broadband technologies. “While the FCC is currently exploring whether its rules should be modified to permit broadband use in a portion of the 24 megahertz now allotted for wideband use, that will only address a small part of public safety’s future requirements. As we have argued since the Public Safety Wireless Advisory Committee report of 1996, an additional spectrum allocation is needed,” the six public-safety associations told Stevens and Inouye. Link below ; http://rcrnews.com/news.cms?newsId=26358 --- --- -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
[WISPA] Re: Six public-safety groups support reallocating 700 MHz spectrum, but have yet to endorse Cyren plan
Hi, I'm not sure about other parts of the country, but here in Idaho they have been using 700mhz for city/county emergency services. Many towers have expensive ($100k) point to point links to feed the system, and then a full rack of equipment inside. The idea is that every emergency service would be able to communicate with each other using only 1 radio. They will also have voice and data services from that same radio, and it's fully roaming. I only know of two towers with it running, but there are plans to install several more systems this summer. Travis Microserv Dawn DiPietro wrote: By Jeffrey Silva May 12, 2006 WASHINGTON—Law enforcement and first-responder groups asked key Senate lawmakers to consider a private-sector plan to designate a block of spectrum in the 700 MHz band for a national wireless broadband public-safety network, one that would be shared with commercial wireless carriers and include an interoperability capability policy-makers have repeatedly call for—without success—since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorists attacks. “We are dedicated to ensuring that public safety has access to the most advanced technology to support those services that meet its stringent requirements to provide safety and security to all Americans. Congress and the [Federal Communications Commission] cannot afford to pass an opportunity to explore the availability of an additional 30 megahertz of spectrum that would meet public safety’s needs as well as elevate the safety of all Americans,” stated the organizations in a letter to Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and the panel’s ranking Democrat, Sen. Daniel Inouye (Hawaii). The letter was signed by officials of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International, International Association of Chiefs of Police, International Association of Fire Chiefs, Major Cities Chiefs Association, Major County Sheriffs’ Association and National Sheriffs’ Association. The groups said they are studying the proposal submitted by Cyren Call Communications Inc. to the FCC late last month, and have not decided whether to endorse it. “However,” they stated, “we do believe that the concept of reallocating the 30 megahertz of spectrum in the 700 MHz band in a manner that would promote interoperable, public-safety broadband communications is worthy of public discussion.” A public debate that could prompt lawmakers to reconsider plans to auction by February 2008 valuable spectrum in the 747-762 MHz and 777-792 MHz bands is precisely what the cell-phone industry wants to avoid. Mobile-phone carriers are keenly aware of how Cyren Chairman Morgan O’Brien won over policy-makers in the late 1980s when he presented the then-radical idea of cobbling together narrow radio dispatch frequencies to create Nextel Communications Inc. (now part of Sprint Nextel Corp.). Nextel became a competitor to the cellular duopoly at that time. National mobile-phone carrier executives have not forgotten either about Nextel’s successful campaign to remedy interference Nextel caused to 800 MHz radio systems in a way that secured Nextel 10 megahertz of spectrum in the 1.9 GHz band. Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), chairman of the House telecom and Internet subcommittee, is the only lawmaker to publicly voice outright opposition to Cyren’s proposal. Upton did so shortly after Cyren submitted its proposal to the FCC on April 27. The Michigan lawmaker argued the plan would disrupt the balance in legislation that forced broadcasters to surrender 700 MHz as part of their transition to digital technology, set aside 24 megahertz for public safety and earmarked $1 billion for public-safety interoperability deployment. The 24 megahertz already reserved for public safety is adjacent to the separate, clear chunk of 30 megahertz at the heart of Cyren’s initiative. The 30 megahertz is potentially worth billions of dollars in auction receipts for the U.S. Treasury. In addition to mobile-phone carriers, wireless Internet and computer firms have expressed interest in the 700 MHz spectrum to drive WiMAX and other wireless broadband technologies. “While the FCC is currently exploring whether its rules should be modified to permit broadband use in a portion of the 24 megahertz now allotted for wideband use, that will only address a small part of public safety’s future requirements. As we have argued since the Public Safety Wireless Advisory Committee report of 1996, an additional spectrum allocation is needed,” the six public-safety associations told Stevens and Inouye. Link below ; http://rcrnews.com/news.cms?newsId=26358 --- --- -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Re: Six public-safety groups support reallocating 700 MHz spectrum, but have yet to endorse Cyren plan
Sure would be nice if I could get the City here to backhaul their tropos units with something other than 5.2/5.8. Im sure something is available for City use. I did see a new Alvarion flat panel show up last week at a fire station, no telling what freq though. They were using canopy. Superior Wireless New Orleans,La. www.superior1.com - Original Message - From: Travis Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org; isp-wireless@isp-wireless.com Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2006 10:52 AM Subject: [WISPA] Re: Six public-safety groups support reallocating 700 MHz spectrum, but have yet to endorse Cyren plan Hi, I'm not sure about other parts of the country, but here in Idaho they have been using 700mhz for city/county emergency services. Many towers have expensive ($100k) point to point links to feed the system, and then a full rack of equipment inside. The idea is that every emergency service would be able to communicate with each other using only 1 radio. They will also have voice and data services from that same radio, and it's fully roaming. I only know of two towers with it running, but there are plans to install several more systems this summer. Travis Microserv Dawn DiPietro wrote: By Jeffrey Silva May 12, 2006 WASHINGTON—Law enforcement and first-responder groups asked key Senate lawmakers to consider a private-sector plan to designate a block of spectrum in the 700 MHz band for a national wireless broadband public-safety network, one that would be shared with commercial wireless carriers and include an interoperability capability policy-makers have repeatedly call for—without success—since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorists attacks. “We are dedicated to ensuring that public safety has access to the most advanced technology to support those services that meet its stringent requirements to provide safety and security to all Americans. Congress and the [Federal Communications Commission] cannot afford to pass an opportunity to explore the availability of an additional 30 megahertz of spectrum that would meet public safety’s needs as well as elevate the safety of all Americans,” stated the organizations in a letter to Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and the panel’s ranking Democrat, Sen. Daniel Inouye (Hawaii). The letter was signed by officials of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International, International Association of Chiefs of Police, International Association of Fire Chiefs, Major Cities Chiefs Association, Major County Sheriffs’ Association and National Sheriffs’ Association. The groups said they are studying the proposal submitted by Cyren Call Communications Inc. to the FCC late last month, and have not decided whether to endorse it. “However,” they stated, “we do believe that the concept of reallocating the 30 megahertz of spectrum in the 700 MHz band in a manner that would promote interoperable, public-safety broadband communications is worthy of public discussion.” A public debate that could prompt lawmakers to reconsider plans to auction by February 2008 valuable spectrum in the 747-762 MHz and 777-792 MHz bands is precisely what the cell-phone industry wants to avoid. Mobile-phone carriers are keenly aware of how Cyren Chairman Morgan O’Brien won over policy-makers in the late 1980s when he presented the then-radical idea of cobbling together narrow radio dispatch frequencies to create Nextel Communications Inc. (now part of Sprint Nextel Corp.). Nextel became a competitor to the cellular duopoly at that time. National mobile-phone carrier executives have not forgotten either about Nextel’s successful campaign to remedy interference Nextel caused to 800 MHz radio systems in a way that secured Nextel 10 megahertz of spectrum in the 1.9 GHz band. Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), chairman of the House telecom and Internet subcommittee, is the only lawmaker to publicly voice outright opposition to Cyren’s proposal. Upton did so shortly after Cyren submitted its proposal to the FCC on April 27. The Michigan lawmaker argued the plan would disrupt the balance in legislation that forced broadcasters to surrender 700 MHz as part of their transition to digital technology, set aside 24 megahertz for public safety and earmarked $1 billion for public-safety interoperability deployment. The 24 megahertz already reserved for public safety is adjacent to the separate, clear chunk of 30 megahertz at the heart of Cyren’s initiative. The 30 megahertz is potentially worth billions of dollars in auction receipts for the U.S. Treasury. In addition to mobile-phone carriers, wireless Internet and computer firms have expressed interest in the 700 MHz spectrum to drive WiMAX and other wireless broadband technologies. “While the FCC is currently exploring whether its rules should be modified to
Re: [WISPA] 900 MHz Under Attack
Sure it can. But it makes a lot more sense for someone to post the basic who-what-where-when's with a message right off the batt. On 5/13/06, Dawn DiPietro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dylan,Google can be your friend at times like these.Here is a link. http://www.google.com/search?hl=enq=new+america+foundation+btnG=Google+SearchNever mind why would a wisp need 900 Mhz anyways?Police mobility? Nah.My apologies to the list,Dawn DiPietro Dylan Oliver wrote: By who? Why? When? Who's [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ? etc. On 5/12/06, *John Scrivner* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There is an effort being peing used today by WISPs, Muini's, etc. to bring broadband to the masses where nothing else will do the job. Send your stories to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Here is my 900 MHz usage example: Mt. Vernon. Net, Inc. is a WISP (Wireless Internet Service Provider) in rural Southern Illinois. Our entire business model is based on serving broadband to markets where service is either not available or not widely available. There are many trees in Southern Illinois. These trees have a tendancy to make WiFi and other low-power, higher-frequency wireless broadband options very weak for delivery of broadband due to absorption of the signal by the trees. This means many people cannot get the signal even when in close proximity to a tower location. The only option available to WISP operations in these conditions is 900 MHz broadband delivery. This unlicensed 900 MHz band is used in 40% of all my rural customer connections. Mt. Vernon. Net was fortunate enough to receive grant funding through the USDA Rural Utility Service to provide broadband to customers in the small town of Bluford, Illinois. This town of roughly 750 people had no other broadband at all. They also had many mature trees all over town. The only way to effectively serve this community was with 900 MHz Waverider brand equipment. The system is now online and works flawlessly. The best example of the importance of this 900 MHz system in rural broadband delivery was in a the case last year of a young man in Bluford who developed Leukemia. He had to have a bone marrow transplant which led to his complete isolation from all people to stop any possible infection. The transplant left him with no immune system. This young man could have easily died. His biggest concern though was finishing school with his 2nd grade class. We used the 900 MHz wireless system to deliver a virtual classroom connection for this young man. He could pan, tilt and zoom a camera from his web browser at home as if he were at school. 900 MHz broadband technology is the secret sauce in making stories like this possible. It is the ONLY option WISPs have in bringing rural broadband online quickly and efficiently when other technologies will not do the job.. The unlicensed 900 MHz technology we are using is an absolute necessity in making rural broadband options available today in all of the United States. John Scrivner President Mt. Vernon. Net, Inc. -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org mailto:wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- Dylan Oliver Primaverity, LLC No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG Free Edition.Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.5.6/338 - Release Date: 5/12/2006WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.orgSubscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wirelessArchives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/-- Dylan OliverPrimaverity, LLC -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
[WISPA] High-Definition Video Could Choke Internet
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060514/ap_on_hi_te/net_neutrality;_ylt=AnePk4SuhEyDtod39192oZojtBAF;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA-- Are you prepared? George -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
RE: [WISPA] Re: Six public-safety groups support reallocating 700 MHz spectrum, but have yet to endorse Cyren plan
Travis, Care to share how the city got a 700 mhz license ? Gino A. Villarini [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. tel 787.273.4143 fax 787.273.4145 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Travis Johnson Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2006 11:53 AM To: WISPA General List; isp-wireless@isp-wireless.com Subject: [WISPA] Re: Six public-safety groups support reallocating 700 MHz spectrum, but have yet to endorse Cyren plan Hi, I'm not sure about other parts of the country, but here in Idaho they have been using 700mhz for city/county emergency services. Many towers have expensive ($100k) point to point links to feed the system, and then a full rack of equipment inside. The idea is that every emergency service would be able to communicate with each other using only 1 radio. They will also have voice and data services from that same radio, and it's fully roaming. I only know of two towers with it running, but there are plans to install several more systems this summer. Travis Microserv Dawn DiPietro wrote: By Jeffrey Silva May 12, 2006 WASHINGTON-Law enforcement and first-responder groups asked key Senate lawmakers to consider a private-sector plan to designate a block of spectrum in the 700 MHz band for a national wireless broadband public-safety network, one that would be shared with commercial wireless carriers and include an interoperability capability policy-makers have repeatedly call for-without success-since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorists attacks. We are dedicated to ensuring that public safety has access to the most advanced technology to support those services that meet its stringent requirements to provide safety and security to all Americans. Congress and the [Federal Communications Commission] cannot afford to pass an opportunity to explore the availability of an additional 30 megahertz of spectrum that would meet public safety's needs as well as elevate the safety of all Americans, stated the organizations in a letter to Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and the panel's ranking Democrat, Sen. Daniel Inouye (Hawaii). The letter was signed by officials of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International, International Association of Chiefs of Police, International Association of Fire Chiefs, Major Cities Chiefs Association, Major County Sheriffs' Association and National Sheriffs' Association. The groups said they are studying the proposal submitted by Cyren Call Communications Inc. to the FCC late last month, and have not decided whether to endorse it. However, they stated, we do believe that the concept of reallocating the 30 megahertz of spectrum in the 700 MHz band in a manner that would promote interoperable, public-safety broadband communications is worthy of public discussion. A public debate that could prompt lawmakers to reconsider plans to auction by February 2008 valuable spectrum in the 747-762 MHz and 777-792 MHz bands is precisely what the cell-phone industry wants to avoid. Mobile-phone carriers are keenly aware of how Cyren Chairman Morgan O'Brien won over policy-makers in the late 1980s when he presented the then-radical idea of cobbling together narrow radio dispatch frequencies to create Nextel Communications Inc. (now part of Sprint Nextel Corp.). Nextel became a competitor to the cellular duopoly at that time. National mobile-phone carrier executives have not forgotten either about Nextel's successful campaign to remedy interference Nextel caused to 800 MHz radio systems in a way that secured Nextel 10 megahertz of spectrum in the 1.9 GHz band. Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), chairman of the House telecom and Internet subcommittee, is the only lawmaker to publicly voice outright opposition to Cyren's proposal. Upton did so shortly after Cyren submitted its proposal to the FCC on April 27. The Michigan lawmaker argued the plan would disrupt the balance in legislation that forced broadcasters to surrender 700 MHz as part of their transition to digital technology, set aside 24 megahertz for public safety and earmarked $1 billion for public-safety interoperability deployment. The 24 megahertz already reserved for public safety is adjacent to the separate, clear chunk of 30 megahertz at the heart of Cyren's initiative. The 30 megahertz is potentially worth billions of dollars in auction receipts for the U.S. Treasury. In addition to mobile-phone carriers, wireless Internet and computer firms have expressed interest in the 700 MHz spectrum to drive WiMAX and other wireless broadband technologies. While the FCC is currently exploring whether its rules should be modified to permit broadband use in a portion of the 24 megahertz now allotted for wideband use, that will only address a small part of public safety's future requirements. As we have argued
Re: [WISPA] Re: Six public-safety groups support reallocating 700 MHz spectrum, but have yet to endorse Cyren plan
Hi, It's not the city, but rather County and State. I have no idea how they did it... but there was BIG money available after 9/11 to setup these type of systems. Travis Microserv Gino A. Villarini wrote: Travis, Care to share how the city got a 700 mhz license ? Gino A. Villarini [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. tel 787.273.4143 fax 787.273.4145 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Travis Johnson Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2006 11:53 AM To: WISPA General List; isp-wireless@isp-wireless.com Subject: [WISPA] Re: Six public-safety groups support reallocating 700 MHz spectrum, but have yet to endorse Cyren plan Hi, I'm not sure about other parts of the country, but here in Idaho they have been using 700mhz for city/county emergency services. Many towers have expensive ($100k) point to point links to feed the system, and then a full rack of equipment inside. The idea is that every emergency service would be able to communicate with each other using only 1 radio. They will also have voice and data services from that same radio, and it's fully roaming. I only know of two towers with it running, but there are plans to install several more systems this summer. Travis Microserv Dawn DiPietro wrote: By Jeffrey Silva May 12, 2006 WASHINGTON-Law enforcement and first-responder groups asked key Senate lawmakers to consider a private-sector plan to designate a block of spectrum in the 700 MHz band for a national wireless broadband public-safety network, one that would be shared with commercial wireless carriers and include an interoperability capability policy-makers have repeatedly call for-without success-since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorists attacks. We are dedicated to ensuring that public safety has access to the most advanced technology to support those services that meet its stringent requirements to provide safety and security to all Americans. Congress and the [Federal Communications Commission] cannot afford to pass an opportunity to explore the availability of an additional 30 megahertz of spectrum that would meet public safety's needs as well as elevate the safety of all Americans, stated the organizations in a letter to Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and the panel's ranking Democrat, Sen. Daniel Inouye (Hawaii). The letter was signed by officials of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International, International Association of Chiefs of Police, International Association of Fire Chiefs, Major Cities Chiefs Association, Major County Sheriffs' Association and National Sheriffs' Association. The groups said they are studying the proposal submitted by Cyren Call Communications Inc. to the FCC late last month, and have not decided whether to endorse it. However, they stated, we do believe that the concept of reallocating the 30 megahertz of spectrum in the 700 MHz band in a manner that would promote interoperable, public-safety broadband communications is worthy of public discussion. A public debate that could prompt lawmakers to reconsider plans to auction by February 2008 valuable spectrum in the 747-762 MHz and 777-792 MHz bands is precisely what the cell-phone industry wants to avoid. Mobile-phone carriers are keenly aware of how Cyren Chairman Morgan O'Brien won over policy-makers in the late 1980s when he presented the then-radical idea of cobbling together narrow radio dispatch frequencies to create Nextel Communications Inc. (now part of Sprint Nextel Corp.). Nextel became a competitor to the cellular duopoly at that time. National mobile-phone carrier executives have not forgotten either about Nextel's successful campaign to remedy interference Nextel caused to 800 MHz radio systems in a way that secured Nextel 10 megahertz of spectrum in the 1.9 GHz band. Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), chairman of the House telecom and Internet subcommittee, is the only lawmaker to publicly voice outright opposition to Cyren's proposal. Upton did so shortly after Cyren submitted its proposal to the FCC on April 27. The Michigan lawmaker argued the plan would disrupt the balance in legislation that forced broadcasters to surrender 700 MHz as part of their transition to digital technology, set aside 24 megahertz for public safety and earmarked $1 billion for public-safety interoperability deployment. The 24 megahertz already reserved for public safety is adjacent to the separate, clear chunk of 30 megahertz at the heart of Cyren's initiative. The 30 megahertz is potentially worth billions of dollars in auction receipts for the U.S. Treasury. In addition to mobile-phone carriers, wireless Internet and computer firms have expressed interest in the 700 MHz spectrum to drive WiMAX and other wireless broadband technologies. While the FCC is currently exploring whether its rules should be modified to permit broadband
RE: [WISPA] Re: Six public-safety groups support reallocating 700MHz spectrum, but have yet to endorse Cyren plan
Do you have specific info ? freq ? call sing ? County state? Going to the fcc site to investigate Gino A. Villarini [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. tel 787.273.4143 fax 787.273.4145 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Travis Johnson Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2006 7:56 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Re: Six public-safety groups support reallocating 700MHz spectrum, but have yet to endorse Cyren plan Hi, It's not the city, but rather County and State. I have no idea how they did it... but there was BIG money available after 9/11 to setup these type of systems. Travis Microserv Gino A. Villarini wrote: Travis, Care to share how the city got a 700 mhz license ? Gino A. Villarini [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. tel 787.273.4143 fax 787.273.4145 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Travis Johnson Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2006 11:53 AM To: WISPA General List; isp-wireless@isp-wireless.com Subject: [WISPA] Re: Six public-safety groups support reallocating 700 MHz spectrum, but have yet to endorse Cyren plan Hi, I'm not sure about other parts of the country, but here in Idaho they have been using 700mhz for city/county emergency services. Many towers have expensive ($100k) point to point links to feed the system, and then a full rack of equipment inside. The idea is that every emergency service would be able to communicate with each other using only 1 radio. They will also have voice and data services from that same radio, and it's fully roaming. I only know of two towers with it running, but there are plans to install several more systems this summer. Travis Microserv Dawn DiPietro wrote: By Jeffrey Silva May 12, 2006 WASHINGTON-Law enforcement and first-responder groups asked key Senate lawmakers to consider a private-sector plan to designate a block of spectrum in the 700 MHz band for a national wireless broadband public-safety network, one that would be shared with commercial wireless carriers and include an interoperability capability policy-makers have repeatedly call for-without success-since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorists attacks. We are dedicated to ensuring that public safety has access to the most advanced technology to support those services that meet its stringent requirements to provide safety and security to all Americans. Congress and the [Federal Communications Commission] cannot afford to pass an opportunity to explore the availability of an additional 30 megahertz of spectrum that would meet public safety's needs as well as elevate the safety of all Americans, stated the organizations in a letter to Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and the panel's ranking Democrat, Sen. Daniel Inouye (Hawaii). The letter was signed by officials of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International, International Association of Chiefs of Police, International Association of Fire Chiefs, Major Cities Chiefs Association, Major County Sheriffs' Association and National Sheriffs' Association. The groups said they are studying the proposal submitted by Cyren Call Communications Inc. to the FCC late last month, and have not decided whether to endorse it. However, they stated, we do believe that the concept of reallocating the 30 megahertz of spectrum in the 700 MHz band in a manner that would promote interoperable, public-safety broadband communications is worthy of public discussion. A public debate that could prompt lawmakers to reconsider plans to auction by February 2008 valuable spectrum in the 747-762 MHz and 777-792 MHz bands is precisely what the cell-phone industry wants to avoid. Mobile-phone carriers are keenly aware of how Cyren Chairman Morgan O'Brien won over policy-makers in the late 1980s when he presented the then-radical idea of cobbling together narrow radio dispatch frequencies to create Nextel Communications Inc. (now part of Sprint Nextel Corp.). Nextel became a competitor to the cellular duopoly at that time. National mobile-phone carrier executives have not forgotten either about Nextel's successful campaign to remedy interference Nextel caused to 800 MHz radio systems in a way that secured Nextel 10 megahertz of spectrum in the 1.9 GHz band. Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), chairman of the House telecom and Internet subcommittee, is the only lawmaker to publicly voice outright opposition to Cyren's proposal. Upton did so shortly after Cyren submitted its proposal to the FCC on April 27. The Michigan lawmaker argued the plan would disrupt the balance in legislation that forced broadcasters to surrender 700 MHz as part of their transition to digital technology, set aside 24 megahertz for public safety and earmarked $1 billion for public-safety interoperability deployment. The 24 megahertz already reserved for