The National Public Safety Broadband Network – where are we?

Since the announcement of the public auction of the D-Block spectrum back in 2007, the D-Block spectrum has been eyed by those in the public safety sector to allocate spectrum for our first responders. Announced in late February, there are now plans to implement a nationwide public safety broadband network. Congress approved a bill allocating 10 MHz in the 700 MHz spectrum (known as the D-block) along with $7 billion in funding to build out an LTE-based broadband network for the public safety industry. [More]