The FCC Public Safety Bureau gave Iowa an...
The FCC Public Safety Bureau gave Iowa an extra year to meet an interim “substantial service” requirement as it builds out a public safety network using 700 MHz spectrum. The FCC imposed the requirement to assure that spectrum dedicated to…
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
Communications Daily is required reading for senior executives at top telecom corporations, law firms, lobbying organizations, associations and government agencies (including the FCC). Join them today!
public safety after the 2009 DTV transition would be used as planned, the bureau said in a Wednesday order (http://bit.ly/1vOW6s6). The original deadline was June 13, but Iowa asked for an extension and the bureau agreed to give it one, until June 13, 2015. The order said the Iowa system is contingent on funding from the state legislature, which is not in session again until January. “Given Iowa’s efforts to realize its intention to make use of the state license, it would be premature to cancel Iowa’s state license at this time,” the bureau said.