NPSTC generally backed a proposal to give public safety 30 MHz of...

the only one calling for creation of a 30 MHz public safety broadband trust, a source said. “It is endorsing the public safety broadband concept that Cyren Call has proposed,” the source said: “You can’t talk about this without talking about Cyren Call’s proposal.” NPSTC (National Public Safety Telecom Council) decided at a recent N.Y. meeting to support reallocating the spectrum, joining other safety bodies backing an allocation of more 700-MHz spectrum after the DTV shift. “The nation has a unique opportunity to take advantage of the clearance of a nationwide block of 30 MHz of contiguous frequencies in the 700-MHz spectrum band that is adjacent to spectrum currently allocated to public safety and that would be ideal for the creation of a broadband nationwide network,” NPSTC said. In an unrelated matter, NPSTC backed alternate recommendations to the common interoperability radio channel naming scheme developed by the FCC, subject of a Feb. meeting in Fla. hosted by NPSTC. “Lack of a common naming standard and the lack of immediate communications capability is a significant impediment to public safety’s ability to respond to multi- agency incidents, and that a common nomenclature will make a tangible difference in public safety interoperability,” the group said.