Funding Emergency Communications
Author | : Linda K. Moore |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 43 |
Release | : 2011-11-13 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781437987072 |
ISBN-13 | : 1437987079 |
Rating | : 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Download or read book Funding Emergency Communications written by Linda K. Moore and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-11-13 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The need appears increasingly urgent for timely decisions by policy makers on new infrastructure for emergency communications and spectrum allocation for public safety radios. Contents of this report: (1) Goals and Challenges: Background: Planning to Meet Goals;Challenges and Barriers to Change; (2) Policy Considerations for the Future: Governance and Grants; Decision Making and Planning Authority: Federal Involvement; State and Local Involvement; Commercial Involvement; Role of the Emergency Response Interoperability Center and the Public Safety Spectrum Trust; Cost Estimates: Wireless Networks; Network Infrastructure: Wireless Backhaul and NG9-1-1; Radios; Network Access; Financial Resources; Managing Radio Frequency Spectrum; Technology: Networks; Radios; Migration to Commercial Technologies; (3) Legislation in the 112th Congress to Improve Emergency Communications; (4) Conclusion; (5) Appendixes: Proposals for Spectrum Assignment; Congressional Efforts on Behalf of Public Safety Communications. Figures. This is a print on demand report.