Commenters Say 4.9 GHz Band Important to Many Public Safety Agencies
Chattanooga uses the 4.9 GHz band for point-to-point microwave connectivity for a regional public safety communications system, it told the FCC. Comments are due Friday on a Further NPRM on the public safety band, approved by commissioners in March (see…
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1803220037). Chattanooga said in docket 07-100 it relies on what the FCC says is an underutilized band. “The loss of this band in our operations would present a financial hardship to us and the other counties that currently use the band,” the Tennessee city said. “This band has been instrumental in allowing us to provide connectivity to public safety answering point and RF sites.” In comments last week, the Public Safety Communications Council said the FCC should preserve use of the band for public safety agencies. “Major population centers including New York, Boston, Chicago, Seattle, and other cities are making extensive use of the 4.9 GHz band,” the council said. “Oregon has developed a statewide system of traffic control using 4.9 GHz as the backbone of the system. California uses 4.9 GHz statewide for support of the Intelligent Transportation System to monitor and control traffic flow.”