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APCO Tells FCC of Continuing Importance of 4.9 GHz Band

APCO staffers said they met with officials from the office of FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and the Public Safety Bureau to discuss the 4.9 GHz band's importance to public safety. APCO’s points included “the importance of preserving this band to…

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provide public safety users with high-bandwidth, broadband communications tools to enhance mission-critical operations,” said a filing Wednesday in docket 07-100. APCO officials discussed the band at their meeting last week in Las Vegas. The FCC recently wrapped up a comment cycle on whether it should change the rules for the band, including possible sharing with commercial operators (see 1808060033).