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Federal Communications CommissionPublic Safety and Homeland Security Bureau
Department of Defense Spectrum Symposium
DoD Support to Civil Operations: DoD, Public Safety, and
State/Local Government Interoperability
Remarks of
Jennifer A. Manner
Deputy Bureau Chief
Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau
Federal Communications Commission
October 15, 2009
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Public Safety and Homeland Security
How can broadband support the country’s priorities in Public Safety and Homeland
Security?
Public Safety Network
• What are the requirements of the nation for broadband public safety communications?
• What are the requirements for a public safety broadband nationwide network?
• How can we best ensure that the nationwide network serves the on-going requirements of pubic safety’?
Next-Generation 9-1-1
• How should the 9-1-1 system be upgraded to support users of next generation broadband devices?
Cyber Security and Commercial Network
Survivability
• How do we ensure that broadband communications networks are protected?
Alerts
• How can broadband be best utilized to support and enhance alerting?
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Broadband communications that meet public safety's specialized needs on an interoperable, nationwide basis and can enhance mission critical voice over
time.
Today, public safety entities can only access commercial broadband services. There are no broadband communication services that meet the
public safety community’s specialized needs.
Public Safety and Homeland Security
GOAL
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4G Radio AccessNetwork
GW/PPT Server
Backhaul from Radio Access
Network
Sample Broadband Network Architecture for Public Safety*
* Chart from Project Mesa with some modifications
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Federal Use of 700 MHz Spectrum
700 MHz Proceeding
• Commission has granted the PSST “sole discretion” to determine whether to permit Federal public safety agency use of the public safety broadband spectrum
• Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking– Tentatively affirms permitting the Public Safety Broadband Licensee
the discretion whether to permit Federal public safety agency use of the public safety broadband spectrum
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Next Steps
• FCC Emergency Management Plan: Committed to Open
Dialogue
• FCC National Broadband Plan: Seek Expert Input on Policy and
Operational Perspectives
• Collaborate!