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The US regulator is proposing to create a Cybersecurity Roadmap to identify vulnerabilities to to communications networks and end users, and to develop counter measures and solutions in preparation for, and response to, cyber threats and attacks. The National Broadband Plan calls for the Roadmap to identify the five most… Read more...
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The FCC has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning the use of spectrum by wireless microphones. The document examines the sector's needs for spectrum and seeks comments on a variety of existing and new spectrum bands that may accommodate these needs. It also looks at how to facilitate the transition of… Read more...
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The US regulator's wireless bureau is seeking comment from stakeholders and interested parties on how to facilitate an effective, efficient and timely process for railroads to acquire spectrum. The spectrum is needed for them to be able to comply with the Rail Safety Improvement Act, which mandates the implementation of… Read more...
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In a comprehensive 290-page consultation document on proposed rulemaking, the FCC suggests ways to streamline and modernise its universal service and intercarrier compensation policies in order to bring affordable wired and wireless broadband to all US citizens and particularly the 24 million who currently have no access at all. The… Read more...
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The FCC has issued a Public Notice on further details for its planned incentive auction of the 600 MHz band. The auction is currently planned to take place at the beginning of 2016, but the FCC must first overcome legal challenges from some broadcasters, and dissent from its own Republican Commissioners The… Read more...
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The FCC has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), initiating a fresh look at its mobile spectrum holding policies given the changes in technology, spectrum availability, and the mobile marketplace since the last comprehensive review of these rules more than a decade ago. In recent years, large and small wireless… Read more...
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The US regulator is seeking comment on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking aimed at significantly advancing communications interoperability for the country's first responders. According to the FCC proposal document, the order supports the build out of robust, secure and dedicated mobile broadband networks enabling public safety broadband users to share… Read more...
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The US regulator is seeking comments that will help it update the 2009 Rural Broadband Report. This recommended new policies to deliver broadband to rural areas, mainly by wireless means, and restore economic growth and opportunity for Americans living and working in rural areas. Since the publication of the report,… Read more...
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The FCC is currently receiving comments on a Public Notice (PN) concerning its upcoming 600 MHz band incentive auction. The PN seeks comment on the methodology for predicting potential interference between broadcast television and wireless services. The PN says that the FCC is keen to repurpose as much spectrum as the market demands. The methodology… Read more...
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The FCC has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that will allow unlicensed devices to use guard bands in the 600 MHz band and channel 37. TV White Spaces in the US are currently used by licence-exempt devices, but the FCC anticipates that the amount of white space available will decline… Read more...