Technologie i telekomunikacja · 13.04.2005

Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Requests Comment on Spectrum Needs of Emergency Response Providers

On December 17, 2004, the President signed the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Act) into law to reform the United States intelligence community and intelligence-related activities. Title VII of the Act implements certain recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, including a number of communications-related provisions, particularly with respect to use of the electromagnetic spectrum by Federal, State, and local emergency response providers. Among other requirements, the Intelligence Reform Act requires the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) to conduct a study to assess the short-term and long-term spectrum needs of emergency response providers, and report its findings to Congress not later than December 17, 2005.