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Firefighter Group Raises T-Band Concerns at FCC

International Association of Fire Chiefs President Dan Eggleston discussed the T-band with Chief Lisa Fowlkes and others from the FCC Public Safety Bureau, said a filing in docket 07-114. A provision in the 2012 spectrum law mandates public safety agencies…

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move off the 470-512 MHz T band by 2021 (see 1808020051). The meeting covered “the challenges posed by an auction of the T-Band, particularly the lack of alternative spectrum options for public safety incumbents,” IAFC said: “Also mentioned were the many benefits that the T-Band provides to public safety as a reliable communications resource.” Eggleston supported tougher standards for locating the vertical access of wireless calls to 911 but suggested the FCC “explore narrowing the margin of error over a reasonable timeframe as technology develops.”