Advancing Canada’s Public Safety Broadband Network
ADVANCING CANADA’S PUBLIC SAFETY BROADBAND NETWORK
October 2012 National Survey Results
The results of a national survey undertaken to address Industry
Canada’s Consultation on a Policy, Technical and Licensing
Framework for Use of the Public Safety Broadband Spectrum in
the Bands 758-763 MHz and 788-793 MHz (D Block) and 763-
768 MHz and 793-798 MHz (PSBB Block) – SMSE-007-12.
Kevin Wennekes, Vice President–Research
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Table of Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................ 2
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 3
SUMMARY OF RESULTS ............................................................................................................................... 5
Policy and Technical Framework for Use Of The ‘D’ Block ...................................................................... 6
Public Safety and Commercial Use of the Network .................................................................................. 9
Licensing Options for the 700 MHz Spectrum Designated for Public Safety Broadband Use ....... 13
Priority Access and Pre-emption .................................................................................................................. 16
Interoperability and Technology Standards ............................................................................................. 18
Final Comments ............................................................................................................................................... 18
CONCLUSIONS .......................................................................................................................................... 21
APPENDIX A – RECOGNIZED PARTICIPANTS
APPENDIX B – SURVEY PREAMBLE
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Executive Summary
This survey was conducted in response to Industry Canada’s Consultation on a Policy, Technical and Licensing
Framework for Use of the Public Safety Broadband Spectrum in the Bands 758-763 MHz and 788-793 MHz
(D Block) and 763-768 MHz and 793-798 MHz (PSBB Block).
The survey received a total of 265 responses, the majority of which (66%) were police, fire and EMS
responders. Industry response including telecommunications companies was 13%.
Key highlights include:
89% of respondents agree the ‘D’ block spectrum should be reserved for licensing to a Public Safety
Network entity
78% disagree that the ‘D’ block should be auctioned off to commercial carriers
66% disagreed that Industry Canada should permit commercial use of any unused capacity of the
700 MHz spectrum designated for public safety
88% of police, fire and EMS respondents believed that the public safety broadband network should
be reserved for their exclusive use – the majority of other respondents believe that a broader public
safety community can be served on this network
79% disagreed with the idea of the general public being provided with commercial services over this
network
Prioritization of service and pre-emption will be critical needs over this network, especially if the
public safety user base is expanded beyond police, fire and EMS, and even more so should
commercial carriers be mandated to provide this network through an auction win of this spectrum
67% disagree that the public safety network entity should be charged a licence fee for this spectrum
on par with that charged to a commercial carrier and 77% agree any licence fee should be
eliminated or dramatically reduced
Public Safety Canada was seen as the Federal Department required to take the lead in the
development of a public safety network entity – the organization required to own the licence and set
interoperability and other standards
The most critical eligibility factors for a successful deployment of a public safety national entity are:
Governance and representation; funding; and, mandate
Industry Canada is urged to make LTE the public safety broadband network standard with 67% of
survey respondents encouraging this decision
Key conclusions of the report cover areas such as licensing, commercial use of the network, eligibility criteria
for the public safety national entity, Industry Canada mandate recommendations, and industry involvement.
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Introduction This survey was conducted in response to Industry Canada’s Consultation on a Policy, Technical and Licensing
Framework for Use of the Public Safety Broadband Spectrum in the Bands 758-763 MHz and 788-793 MHz
(D Block) and 763-768 MHz and 793-798 MHz (PSBB Block) – SMSE-007-121.
The questions were developed in collaboration with the following individuals/organizations:
Mike Barker, Strategic Projects Team, Motorola Solutions Canada, Inc.
Émilie Brown, Senior Policy Analyst, Emergency Management Planning Division, Public Safety Canada
Marten Burns, Senior Regulatory Legal Counsel, TELUS
Terry S. Canning, CET, CRSP, Provincial Interoperability Coordinator, Public Safety & Field
Communications, Province of Nova Scotia
Al Ittner, Sr. Manager, Spectrum Strategy, Motorola Solutions
Jim Peter Safar, President, Inter-Op Canada, Inc.
Bernard St-Laurent, Project Manager - 700 MHz Spectrum, Emergency Management Planning Division,
Centre for Security Science
Michael Sullivan, Vice President, Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs
Tim Trytten, Manager, Telecommunications and Specialty Systems, Emergency Management British
Columbia
Lance Valcour, Executive Director, Canadian Interoperability Technology Interest Group
Kevin Wennekes, Vice President Research, Canadian Advance Technology Alliance
The online survey was provided courtesy of ePenso.com.
The survey was launched in French and in English on October 10 and concluded on October 19. It was
promoted through each partner organization’s networks and included social media (LinkedIn, Twitter),
newsletter and email blasts to create awareness and attract respondents.
A copy of the survey preamble is provided in Appendix B. All the survey questions are revealed in the next
section of this report.
1 http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf10459.html
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The survey asked respondents to provide their name, title and organization for the purposes of including this
information within this final report to demonstrate the breadth and depth of reach this consultation achieved.
This information is provided in Appendix A.
It should be noted that while the questionnaire underwent rigid validity testing, due to a lack of available time
and funding, this survey used a non-probability sampling approach to attract its respondents. As such, the
relationship between the target population and the survey sample is immeasurable and potential bias is
unknowable, therefore the results cannot draw statistically valid inferences about the entire population.
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Summary of Results O V E R A L L A N D C O M P A R A T I V E A N A L Y S I S
The survey received a total of 265
responses, which can be broken down as
follows:
176 Police, Fire or Emergency
Medical Services (EMS) 2
27 Industry (excluding telecom)
12 Category 33
12 Concerned citizens
11 Academic/Researcher/Non-
profit
10 Other (most self-identified as
‘consultants’)
9 Category 24
8 telecom or wireless providers
2 Identified as Category 1 responders in the Industry Canada consultation documents. 3 Category 3 responders defined as “Other government agencies and certain non-governmental organizations or entities” in the Industry Canada consultation documents. 4 Category 2 responders defined as “Forestry, public works, public transit, hazardous material clean-up, border protection
and other agencies contributing to public safety” in the Industry Canada consultation documents.
FIGURE 1
FIGURE 2
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Vendors who identified themselves as
communications network and wireless
device providers were asked: Is your
company planning to develop/market
commercial devices (smartphones, pads,
radios, etc) to operate in the 700 MHz
‘D’ Block?
As revealed in Figure 3, a clear
majority are prepared to sell such
devices even if it were to public safety
users exclusively. It should be noted that
none of the vendors selected the option
that indicated their products were not
public safety ready.
These results support the public safety community’s supposition that a rapid roll-out of ‘D’ Block products and
supporting services can be realized shortly upon the launch of the public safety broadband network, and
should help address Industry Canada’s assumptions concerning the commercial equipment availability for the
D block (i.e. that consumer devices will not be readily available).
POLICY AND TECHNICAL FRAMEWORK FOR USE OF THE ‘D’ BLOCK
A D D R E S S I N G I N D U S T R Y C A N A D A ’ S P R O P O S A L T O D E S I G N A T E T H E ‘ D ’ B L O C K F O R P U B L I C S A F E T Y B R O A D B A N D U S E
For the next series of questions, respondents were grouped into the following categories:
Category 1 – police, fire and EMS
Category 2 & 3 – Forestry, public works, public transit, hazardous material clean-up, border
protection and other agencies contributing to public safety and other government agencies and
certain non-governmental organizations or entities
Industry – all vendors including telecommunications providers
All others – includes concerned citizens, academics, researchers, non-profit and ‘Others’
All survey respondents were asked to identify whether they agreed, disagreed, or had no opinion on a series
of provided statements.
FIGURE 3
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FIGURE 5
FIGURE 6
As illustrated in Figure 4, there
is overwhelming support for the
idea that ‘D’ Block spectrum be
solely reserved for licensing to
a Public Safety Network Entity
(PSNE). Whereas it is no
surprise that the public safety
category respondents were
clearly behind this idea,
essentially 70% of Industry and
other stakeholders agree.
In light of the above results, it is
then not unexpected to find that
overall sentiment regarding the
option of auctioning off the
spectrum to commercial interests
with Industry Canada
mandated obligations to serve
the public safety community was
a common ground for
disagreement among all survey
respondents (Figure 5).
As Figure 6 demonstrates, the
public safety community is very
much against any commercial
use of unused capacity whereas
there is much stronger support
for this idea among vendors
and other respondents. This
could be explained by the fact
that the public safety community
clearly anticipate that a system
be established that is 100%
dedicated to their needs,
whereas industry may see
business opportunities, and
further ‘others’ could see
potentially making use of this
spectrum for their needs i.e.
supporting underserviced
regions/geographies.
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The results in the above two charts reveal that any commercial use of the network would have to be carefully
regulated and controlled. So while the public safety community is not necessarily receptive to the idea of
commercial use of the network as a whole, they clearly anticipate that any access would be under their terms
and conditions and regulated through Industry Canada oversight.
There is very little variance among the respondent groups, pointing to the idea that regulation of the airwaves
is nothing new or unexpected in Canadian society.
FIGURE 7
FIGURE 8
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PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMERCIAL USE OF THE NETWORK
A D D R E S S E S K E Y I S S U E S O F R E L E V A N C E T O S P E C T R U M D E S I G N A T E D F O R P U B L I C S A F E T Y B R O A D B A N D U S E A N D T H O S E R E L A T E D T O C O M M E R C I A L U S E O F A N Y U N U S E D C A P A C I T Y
For the series of questions in this section of the study, respondents were presented with the following statement
and direction:
The following questions relate to an assumption that a Public Safety Network Entity (PSNE) becomes the
licence holder of the Spectrum. Please indicate whether you Agree, Disagree or have No Opinion on the
following statements.
Note the following acronyms are used:
PSBN = Public Safety Broadband Network PSNE = Public Safety Network Entity
The only group to overwhelmingly agree with the statement presented in Figure 9 were police, fire and EMS
responders (defined as Category 1 users). Industry respondents were almost equally split with 51% agreeing,
while both Category 2-3 and All other respondents found the majority Disagree with this statement. This
reinforces earlier findings regarding the desire of Category 1 users to have a ‘proprietary’ system, with most
others identifying with a need to expand the user base and commercialize unused capacity.
FIGURE 9
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FIGURE 10
FIGURE 11
FIGURE 12
As revealed in the results on
this page, there is a
commonly shared sentiment
among public safety
respondents that Category
2 users could be seen as
potential commercial users
of a PSBN, were services
limited to their inclusion.
Among these same
respondents, Category 3
users were not as strongly
welcomed should services
only be limited to them, and
commercial use by the
‘general public’ were not
welcome by any of the
respondent groups.
It is likely that Industry and
All Other respondents were
in Disagreement with limiting
commercial use to either
Category 2 or 3 users as
allowing access to both
groups creates a broader
client base.
The All Other respondents
also disagreed with
services being limited to
Category 2 & 3 users and
were more welcoming to the
idea that the general public
have access. This again
speaks to how this network
could provide a valuable
service to remote areas with
no current broadband
access, for example.
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The charts above provide a snapshot on the expected role of the Public Safety Network Entity (PSNE) with
respect to managing the spectrum. While there is strong alignment among most respondent groups, Industry
respondents did have a slightly different view on a couple of fronts.
The public safety responders continue their theme of seeking ownership of this spectrum by not allowing for
commercial wholesale of the spectrum nor provision of services to the general public, even if managed by the
PSNE. This community also clearly identify that the PSNE be responsible for ensuring that services are
appropriately prioritized should commercial use be allowed, but do not agree that commercial carriers can
be held responsible for ensuring prioritization can be achieved.
The Industry respondents are in alignment with the public safety community’s views on not allowing for the
provision of services to the general public and PSNE’s need to be responsible for prioritization, but were on
opposite sides of the fence with respect to the PSNE being allowed to wholesale unused capacity to
commercial providers and believe that commercial carriers can be held responsible for ensuring prioritization
of service is available. This latter point is presumably buttressed by the assumption that strong regulatory
overview through Industry Canada would serve as the means for ensuring this, along with the fact that this
capability is probably not possible without their direct involvement in any case.
FIGURE 13 FIGURE 14
FIGURE 15 FIGURE 16
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On the matters pertaining to the use of the PSBN by Category 2 & 3 users, we see that the majority consensus
is they be allowed day-to-day use with appropriate prioritization of services for police, fire and EMS as
required. That said, the majority of police, fire and EMS respondents believe that these categories of users be
provided with emergency use only access.
FIGURE 17
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LICENSING OPTIONS FOR THE 700 MHZ SPECTRUM DESIGNATED FOR PUBLIC SAFETY BROADBAND USE
L I C E N S I N G O P T I O N S A N D E L I G I B I L I T Y C R I T E R I A T O H O L D A L I C E N C E F O R S P E C T R U M D E S I G N A T E D F O R P U B L I C S A F E T Y U S E
On the issues of spectrum fees and potential sources of revenue generation to offset any fees applied, there
was a fairly consistent response among all respondent groups.
Clearly, the majority of all respondents felt that the PSNE should not be charged a fee for the spectrum on
par with one that might be charged to commercial carriers, and there was an overwhelming acceptance for
having the fee eliminated or reduced.
With respect to the options of offsetting licence costs through the collection of fees from public safety users or
leasing available spectrum to commercial providers, there again was relatively strong consistency in the levels
of disagreement to these options, with only Industry respondents showing slightly lower levels of disagreement
but significantly higher No opinion results on the matter of public safety user fees.
FIGURE 18 FIGURE 19
FIGURE 20 FIGURE 21
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As identified in Figure 22, for the most part,
respondents believe that the PSBN licence
should be assigned a single national licence
to a PSNE and allow this entity to issue
subordinate licences to regional entities as
appropriate. Of special note is that almost
1 in 4 respondents identified having No
opinion, perhaps pointing to a lack of
familiarity on the impacts or regulatory
issues around licencing.
Survey respondents were provided with a list
of key organizations that could be tasked
with being principally responsible for the
governance of the PSNE. As revealed in the
results in Figure 23, Public Safety Canada
was the overwhelming choice selected by
69% of respondents. Federal/Provincial/
Territorial/Municipal emergency
management offices and First Responder
Associations were also identified as key
players in this organization’s governance.
FIGURE 22
FIGURE 23
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Survey participants were provided with a list of options and invited to leave their own suggestions for ways to
ensure there was a timely deployment of the PSBN. The most commonly selected option is for Industry Canada
mandated timelines for its roll-out. The second and third options were also very close in the frequency of their
selection and points to a clear need to ensure the governance of the PSNE is firmly established. While the
idea of creating a new non-profit to act as the PSNE was chosen slightly more often, almost as many felt that
the PSNE needed to be a Government of Canada owned entity.
The ‘Other’ suggestions provided could be summarized to include:
Funding to build out and maintain a national network and an operating model to allow for self-
sufficiency
Allowing local/Regional municipalities with the funding to deploy these networks without restrictions
placed on them by governing bodies who claim to know what local municipalities desire
Interoperability between systems seen as mandatory
Incentives and subsidies to commercial operators to deploy a network using D Block spectrum.
Broadband user tax
Further to this question, survey respondents were asked an open-ended question which read:
Which criteria (i.e. governance, representation, funding, etc.) should be used to assess whether a PSNE is
eligible to hold a licence?
There were 108 responses provided, the common themes of which can be summarized as:
FIGURE 24
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Governance and representation: these were the most often-repeated themes with most responses
indicating that not only is there a solid governance structure in place, that it is representative of the
public safety community. Comments indicated that a PSNE may require federal involvement, but
should not be solely managed as a government entity and needed to answer to and be responsive to
the needs of the community for which it serves. Having the proper buy-in and partners i.e. within
academia and industry, were also mentioned and closely related to this theme.
“It is envisioned that a single National PSNE will be assigned a licence and partnering
with Regional PSNEs so that these can apply for subordinate licences. The eligibility to
hold a licence to be based on governance entity representing all 3 Categories of users
with Category 1 users (police, fire and EMS personnel) having priority access to the
spectrum licence and to the network and the services that it will provide.”
Funding: respondents frequently identified funding as a major concern ranging from the funding
needed to build the architecture, funding to maintain it, and funding for the PSNE and a means by
which this entity can become self-sustaining.
“Criteria required should include governance and representation reflective of
stakeholders. Funding for a non-profit organization that manages this spectrum should
come from that stakeholder group (some of who will be Government of Canada
departments).”
Mandate: the PSNE will require a mandate that clearly serves the public safety interest yet be
reflective/sensitive of regional needs. A number of responses here re-iterated their belief that this
network should be accessible to public safety users only, and that while a PSNE should be tasked with
setting national standards in areas of shared concern i.e. interoperability, it must still allow regions to
build out their networks as autonomously self-determined by their stakeholders
“If a local municipality has the funds to deploy they should not be restricted to deploy by
another entity who been granted the license.”
PRIORITY ACCESS AND PRE-EMPTION
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A D D R E S S I N G P R I O R I T Y A C C E S S A N D P R E - E M P T I O N S H O U L D I N D U S T R Y C A N A D A D E C I D E S T O A L L O W S O M E C O M M E R C I A L U S E
It is abundantly clear from
the results reflected in the
findings to the left that the
matters of priority access
and pre-emption are of
great importance to all
survey respondents.
These matters will only need
to be addressed should
Industry Canada allow for
commercial use of this
spectrum. However if the
decision to do so is
affirmatively made, the
department will need to
ensure that these mechanisms
are mandated in order to
ensure compliance.
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INTEROPERABILITY AND TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS
D E T E R M I N I N G I F I N D U S T R Y C A N A D A N E E D S T O M A N D A T E I N T E R O P E R A B I L I T Y A N D A T E C H N O L O G Y S T A N D A R D F O R T H E B R O A D B A N D N E T W O R K
As based on the results of the charts provided above, respondents believe Industry Canada will be required
to make interoperability a mandated component of the PSBN.
With respect to the issue of making LTE the technology standard, while the majority of all respondent groups
felt this would be necessary, as almost 1 in 4 respondents identified they have No opinion, this could be
interpreted to mean that more education on the ramifications and potential alternatives might be required to
better inform these publics on the issues at hand around this proposed course of action.
FINAL COMMENTS
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The survey provided a final open-ended question that allowed survey respondents to elaborate on any of the
responses they provided or offer other comments regarding the issues being addressed.
One recurring theme was that of vendor involvement with those both supporting and eschewing the need to
collaborate. Comments ranged from the need to strike up private-public partnerships in face of the otherwise
extreme costs to build such a network, to the warnings that commercial interest has no place in this network
and that this valuable spectrum must be entirely in the care of public safety interests with no commercial use
or access.
A second recurring theme was defining the user base, with as many indicating it should be reserved for
emergency responders only as those indicating that opening up the user base to include others as identified in
the Category 2 & 3 groups should be encouraged.
Interoperability with the U.S. and ensuring Canada has matching spectrum was also mentioned in a
handful of the comments provided.
Below are a few of the more interesting and/or unique suggestions provided by respondents:
P3 RFP with revenue generated from all Public Safety Entities to pay for the build and to maintain
long-term operations. Would also suggest 51% ownership to government and 49% open to private
investment.
Rules and licences are necessary! Don't make another ISM band!
700 Spectrum should also be available as a commercial broadband internet delivery mechanism
where capacity is available...as is the case in rural communities. This should be licensed and managed
by Industry Canada similar to the 3.65 spectrum.
At this time we are dealing with commercial use of the same frequency as our department which
creates a headache for communication during incidents and disturbs the sleep of members when the
commercial user transmits in the early morning hours. This overlap in the frequency use is more than
annoying.
The design, construction, operation, management and maintenance of a nation-wide network in a
federated state like Canada poses significant coordination problems. The goal is correct; negotiation
is necessary to establish a workable governance framework. This needs to be an immediate priority.
Granting a responder NFP ownership/management of spectrum should be avoided, governance of
NFP must be inclusive of other key government stakeholders.
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I commend IC for their small steps process. First, get the bandwidth allocated, then consider
governance and licensing, and last, consider technology but don't mandate one (such as LTE) that may
or may not still be available when the networks are rolled out. Mandate interoperability and
backwards compatibility with existing broadband technologies.
Even though LTE is a standard and is evolutionary in its development, there should be inclusion of
enabling digital legacy systems which provide LMR coverage to be a part of non-metropolitan areas
which can be attached to an LTE Core System
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Conclusions
With the caveat that this survey is not promoted as being statistically valid and that a richer consultative
effort would be required to fully explore and validate the issues identified within this survey, based on the
consistency in findings, the following conclusions can be cautiously drawn:
Licencing
The ‘D’ block spectrum should be licensed to a designated PSNE and not be auctioned to commercial
interests
The PSNE should not be required to pay a licence fee, or should have it drastically reduced
The PSNE would be able to issue sub-licences to regions but should be mindful of allowing said regions
to have as much autonomy and flexibility in establishing its network as possible
At this time, the PSNE mandate is not seen to include the need to generate revenue through the
charging of user fees or leasing of surplus spectrum to commercial carriers
Commercial Use of the Network
For the most part, any commercial use of the PSBN is not welcomed by the public safety community
While Category 1 responders are not as open to the idea, it is generally agreed that Category 2 &
3 designates be considered as users of the PSBN
Category 2 & 3 users could have day-to-day access with appropriate prioritization in place for
Category 1 users
If commercial use is to be allowed, it would have to be done so under tight regulations as set by
Industry Canada and in close contractual agreement with the PSNE
The general public should not be allowed access to the network through either the PSNE or wholesale
of unused capacity to commercial carriers
Eligibility Criteria for a PSNE
Must be seen as having a governance structure that is independent of the Federal government even
though funding and involvement (especially Public Safety Canada) are seen as key criteria for its
eventual success
Funding is a critical issue in that it will require investment from all levels of government and PPP
arrangements to achieve its ends. Ideally, the PSNE becomes self-sufficient in its operations and
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identifies an appropriate business model to sustain it, however with significant costs in infrastructure
and maintenance required – especially in rural and remote settings where a large enough client base
normally required to justify these costs from a purely commercial interest do not exist – public
investment in core national needs will be required. A PSBN should be seen as an investment for the
national good of the Country and as such all level of government investments will be encouraged.
However, as the PSNE needs to be arms-length from most of its principal investors, a delicate balance
in governance and representation will be required. Ultimately this initiative is seen as needing to be
publicly funded, but Responder led
The PSNE must be representative of its user base, especially those in Category 1
The PSNE should be the owner of the spectrum and issue sub-licences to the regions with its primary
focus being to ensure critical standards such as interoperability are in place, but allowing regions to
determine the best ways in which to build their own networks
Industry Canada Mandate
Provide the public safety community with the ‘D’ Block spectrum
Provide this spectrum at no cost, or at very low cost
Do not allow commercial access or use of the spectrum, but consider Category 2 & 3 users for day-to-
day access with appropriate prioritization for Category 1 users
If commercial use is allowed, ensure that priority access and pre-emption mechanisms are
regulated/mandated
Work with the PSNE to establish and mandate interoperability requirements for the network
Mandate LTE as the technology standard
Industry Involvement
Most public safety stakeholders insist that this spectrum not be auctioned to commercial carriers as
many believe that even with Industry Canada regulations and directives to serve the public safety
community, quality and reliability of service would suffer and overall costs would likely be greater
Companies indicate they have commercial products and services ready to deploy over the 700 MHz
network
In most instances, Industry is aligned with the public safety community regarding the issues raised in
this study
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Appendix A – 1
Appendix A – Recognized Participants
Name Title Organization
Al Ittner Sr. Manager, Spectrum Strategy Motorola Solutions Canada Inc.
Allan Bly President ViTel Consulting Inc.
Allan Guest Deputy Fire Chief City of Medicine Hat Fire Service
Amin Adatia KnowTech Solutions Inc.
Andy Yarrow Fire Chief Pugwash Fire Department
Benoit Beauchamp Gestionnaire de projet
Benoit Charron Inspector, Police practices and technologies Gatineau police service
Bob Downie Deputy Chief Constable Saanich Police
Brandon COO Per Vices Corporation
Brenda Di iorio Supervisor Communications Centre Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Brian Moore Captain, Administration Officer Kelowna Fire Department
Bruce Burrell Fire Chief Calgary Fire
Bruce Mabin Fire Chief Creston Fire Rescue
Bruce Paradis Fire Chief RCAF 14 Wing Greenwood
Cathy Clark Manager, 911 & Emergency Planning County of Simcoe
Charles Boyte Fire Chief Pender Island Fire Rescue
Clayton Lund Director of MIS and Regional Development MD Ambulance Care
Clive Sparks Fire Chief Whitehorse Fire Department
Craig Pierre Regional Manager Ambulance New Brunsick
Curtis Brochu
D Bardonnex Fire Chief City of Courtenay Fire Department
Damien Coakeley Sgt. (ret'd) Ottawa Police Service
Dan Elliott Manager, Communication Systems ICC Greater Toronto Airports Authority
Dan Genest Senior Director Business Development SNC-Lavalin
Dan Sutherland Assistant Chief Communications Kamloops Fire Rescue
Daniel Albert directeur adjoint Service de sécurité incendie Gatineau
Darrell Fleming Fire Chief Leduc County Fire Services
Darryl Pinnell Deputy Chief of Police St. Thomas Police Service
Dave Burgess Director Operational Readiness BC Ministry of Health
Dave Chiswell CEO Storm Internet
Dave Thompson Fire Chief Seguin Fire Services
David Halayko
David Hicks Marketing Consultant Pensario Communication
David Nicholas Operational Lead Province of Ontario
Deborah Jones-Middleton Protective Services Manager Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako
Denis Grondin Economic Development Officer DESTL
Denis M. Pilon, CFO Fire Chief Swift Current Fire Department
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Name Title Organization
Denys Prevost Chief, Fire & Emergency Services City of Welland
Dirk Bernhardt VP Consulting P3 communications, Inc.
Don Bandurka IT Manager RCMP Surrey Detachment
Don Jolley Fire Chief Pitt Meadows Fire & Rescue Service
Douglas Johnson M.A. Contol Superintendent Edmonton Transit, Transportation Services
Dr. Michael Myers Independent Consultant Self
Earl Bryenton President BRYTECH Inc.
Ed Colin President / CEO FDM Software Ltd
Ed Keller Superintendent Edmonton Police Service
Edward Hachey VP Canada SBA Canada
Eric Jones President Waveform Wireless Solutions (Consultants)
Etienne Chassé Coordonnateur en sécurité incendie et chef de
division MRC de Rouville
Fletcher Cocquyt Principal Engineer Stanford University
G Quick Assistant Directeur Regie Intermunicipale de Police Richelieu-Saint-
Laurent
Gary Wilson Regional Sales Director Cassidian Communications
Ghislain Pigeon Fire Chief Hawkesbury Fire Department
Graham Wing Maple Ridge Fire Department
Greg Hudson Fire Chief Lincoln Fire Rescue & Emergency Services
Greg M. Smith Fire Chief Four Valleys Vol. Fire Department
Greg M. Smith Co-ordinator Antigonish Special Hazards Response Unit
Greg Robinson Executive Officer Kingston fire & Rescue
Ian Sharpe Technolgy Support Officer Richmond Hill Fire & Emergency Services
Jack Pagotto Head/Multi-Agency Crisis Management Canadian Safety & Security Program, Centre
for Security Science
James Edwards Principal JAMES EDWARDS & ASSOCIATES
CONSULTING
Jamie Greenberg Manager, Legal and Regulatory Affairs Public Mobile Inc.
Jay O'Connor Manager, Emergency Management City of Regina, Fire & Protective Services
Jean-Pierre Savoie Manager Medical Communication Center &
System Status Plan Ambulance New Brunswick
Jim Bruce Senior Security & Emergency Management
Specialist SAIC Canada
Jim Chu Chief Vancouver Police
Jim Couprie, P. Eng. Project Engineer - AFRRCS Government of Alberta
Jim Garland Executive Director, Dispatch Communications and
Deployment Alberta Health Services
Jim Peter Safar President Inter-Op Canada
Jim Ramsey CEO TNC Wireless Ltd
Jim Regimbal Fire Chief Dawson City/Canadian Association of Fire
Chiefs
Joanne Held Malakwa Fire Chief Malakwa Fire Dept
Joanne McCormick Inspector Vancouver Police
Jodi Chair Paramedic Association of Manitoba
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Appendix A – 3
Name Title Organization
Joe Kowal EMS Liaison Planning Officer Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service
John McGowan Fire Chief Richmond Fire Rescue
John van Trijp Researcher Public Safety Libertas in Vivo
Jordy Reichson Director of Public Safety City of Cote Saint-Luc
Karen Fry Deputy Chief City of Surrey Fire Services
Ken Luciak Director of EMS Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region - EMS
Ken Stuebing Deputy Chief Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service
Kevin Spencer Public Safety Manager United Counties of Leeds and Grenville
Kevin W. Taylor Deputy Fire Marshal Government of Yukon - Fire Marshal's Office
Kevin Wennekes VP Research CATA
Kim Gutwin Commander Regional Communications RQHR
Kim Kane Divsion Chief Brampton Fire and Emergency
Services JFCC Manager - Fire Services
L. Hunter Senior Associate HTSI
Lauzon Denis Directeur Service de sécurité incendie Région Lac-
Mégantic
Lynn Seeley Platoon Chief Yarmouth Fire Department
Major Bob Edwards Communications Officer - J6 SAMPIS Military Police (Canadian Forces)
Malcolm Francis chief Annapolis Royal volunteer fire department
Mark Boothby Deputy Chief, 911 Communications City of Red Deer Emergency Services
Martin Bell Past President Canadian Volunteer Fire Services Association -
CVFSA
Marty McKinney Fire Chief Hemlock Valley Volunteer Fire Dept.
Matthew Renaud Workforce Trends Analyst Workforce WindsorEssex
Maureen O'Higgins Partner Actionable Intelligence Inc
Michael Gerrard Fire Chief Whitby Fire & Emergency Services
Michael J. Dube President Emergency Preparedness and Logistics
Consulting Limited.
Michael Jeffery Manager, Telecommunications Calgary Police Service
Michael Sullivan Division Chief Communications Ottawa Fire Services
Mike Dixon Consultant WEB4WIRELESS
Mike Francis Communications Systems Specialist RCMP
Mike Page Lead, Telecom Technology Section Ontario Ministry of Health
Mike Pichor Fire Chief/C.E.M.C. Espanola Fire Dept.
Mike van hove Inspector Delta police
Neville Wheaton Chief Corner Brook Fire Department
Niall Sharpe Director of Emergency Services Kneehill Regional Emergency Services
Nina Jagaric Professor Centennial College
Norm Rashleigh Representative at Radio Advsiory Board of
Canada Radio Amateurs of Canada
Norman Hrapchak
Harris
P.M. Cayen Fire Chief Sarnia Fire Rescue Services
Paul Lansing Chair Mono Sustainability Advisory Committee
Paul McGuire Staff Sergeant Hamilton Police Service
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Appendix A – 4
Name Title Organization
Peter Donnelly President CSC Canada
Peter MacKinnon Executive Director WiSense Project University of Ottawa
Randall Newman EMS Officer Manitoba Health
Regis-Martin Simard, P.Eng Technology manager Montreal Police department
Renny Rayner Deputy Chief Brockville Fire Department
Richard Armstrong Chief Durham Region EMS
Richard Relf President Lateral Logix
Rick Adams Manager, Information & Communications
Technology City of Coquitlam
Rock Lavigne Inspector Ottawa Police Service
Ronald Williscroft Board of Directors APCO Canada
Roy King
Ryan Lawson Operations Manager E-Comm
Ryan McShane Student Dalhousie University
Ryan Yackel Fire Chief West St. Paul Fire Department
Sam Metalin President Scientix Inc.
Sandy Ott Technical Services Coordinator Brantford Police Service
Scott Healey S/Sgt Pilot RCMP London Air Section
Shawn Ripley Fire Chief YFD
Shelley Kloczko Communications Manager Regina Police Service
Stephen McIntyre Chief of Police Rothesay Regional Police Force
Syed CEO EastWestPhone
Sylvain Racicot Vice-President, projects and marketing SNC-Lavalin TELECOM
Teodor Daiev SGC - Société générale de Consultance
Terrance Ingoldsby President Amenaza Technologies Limited
Terry Owen Project Manager Edmonton Fire Rescue Services
Terry Wilson Channel Development Manager Faronics Corporation
Tim French Communications Officer Thetis Island Volunteer Fire Dept.
Tim Trytten Manager, Telecoms and Specialty Systems EMBC
Todd Shea Systems Engineer Cisco Systems
Tom Black retired Public Safety Canada
Tom Conrad Manager of User Coordination and Fleetmap
Planning
Prov of Nova Scotia - Public Safety Field
Communications
Vernon Marshall Telecommunications Officer Yukon Government
Vincent Lévesque Directeur Opérations Centre de communication Santé des capitales
Vino Vinodrai Wireless Consultant Vinodrai & Associates Inc
Walt Anderson Fire Chief West Perth Fire Department
Wayne Johnstone Fire Chief Waterville & District Fire Department
Yvon Lecompte/Raymond St-
Jean/Francine Boucher Mobile Communications Services Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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Appendix B – 1
Appendix B – Survey Preamble
Thank you for agreeing to participate in this important consultation.
This survey is being conducted in response to Industry Canada’s Consultation on a Policy, Technical and
Licensing Framework for Use of the Public Safety Broadband Spectrum in the Bands 758-763 MHz and 788-
793 MHz (D Block) and 763-768 MHz and 793-798 MHz (PSBB Block) – SMSE-007-12.
For those who have not yet read this consultation document, or may not yet be very familiar with the issues
around the proposed Public Safety Broadband Network being sought through the allocation of the 700 MHz
'D' Block spectrum, it is strongly recommended that you review this consultation document in advance of
completing this survey. It can be found at: http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf10459.html
This survey is seeking the input of a wide range of public and private sector stakeholders ranging from
emergency responders, to public safety agency representatives, utility companies, telecommunications
vendors, through to concerned citizens. If you have an opinion, we want to receive it.
This survey was developed in collaboration with the following organizations: Public Safety Canada; Canadian
Interoperable Technology Interest Group; Province of Nova Scotia – Public Safety and Field Communications;
Emergency Management British Columbia, TELUS, Motorola Canada, Inter-Op Canada, and the Canadian
Advanced Technology Alliance.
The results of this survey will be published in a stand-alone report that will be freely published and made
available in support of any organization’s submission to this consultation.
Please respond to this survey before October 19. It will take approximately 5 minutes to complete.
If you have any questions regarding this study or want to learn more about how to participate in the planned
roundtable discussions, please contact Kevin Wennekes, VP Research, Canadian Advanced Technology
Alliance at [email protected] or (613) 769-8614.
Thank you in advance for your contribution to this consultation.