FCC Public Safety Bureau Chief Derek Poarch Tuesday provided a fe...
FCC Public Safety Bureau Chief Derek Poarch Tuesday provided a few additional details on Chairman Kevin Martin’s proposal for a 700 MHz D-block reauction, during testimony before a House Homeland Security Committee panel. Poarch explained why the FCC will…
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propose offering 58 regional licenses. That number is based on the 55 public safety regional planning areas, with three additional areas to be auctioned covering Guam and the Northern Marianas Islands, American Samoa, and the Gulf of Mexico, he said. Poarch also explained that public safety would be allowed to designate up to 35 percent of the network sites as “critical,” which would then trigger enhanced backup power obligations, including eight hours of battery back up and 48 hours of generator back up. The FCC is scheduled to vote on revised rules for the D- block auction at its Sept. 25 agenda meeting.