Rockefeller Re-Introduces D-Block Bill
Rockefeller Re-Introduces D-Block Bill
Senate Commerce Chairman John (Jay) Rockefeller, D-W.Va has reintroduced legislation that would re-allocate a chunk of spectrum to public safety officials for the creation of a national broadband interoperable network.
Rockefeller said the bill mirrors the measure he offered last Congress that would re-allocate the D-block of spectrum to public safety officials instead of auctioning it off to commercial bidders as the Federal Communications Commission has proposed.
He noted that with the upcoming 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Congress needs to finally implement a recommendation by the commission that investigated those attacks to create a national broadband interoperable public safety network to help first responders better communicate during emergencies. The 2001 terrorist attacks highlighted the problems first responders have had in trying to communicate with each other during emergencies.
“I think it’s a national priority,” Rockefeller said. The issue is controversial because some House lawmakers including key members of the Energy and Commerce Committee favor the FCC’s plan, which also called for using the proceeds from the auction of the D-block to help pay for the construction of the public safety network.
Rockefeller’s bill includes a provision authorizing the FCC to conduct incentive auctions, which are aimed at persuading broadcasters to voluntarily give up some of their spectrum in exchange for some of the proceeds from the auction of that spectrum. Rockefeller’s bill notes that some of the money from these incentive auctions and funding derived from other auctions also can be used to help pay for the construction of the public safety network.
The issue has not only split lawmakers but also industry. Some of the nation’s biggest wireless providers such as AT&T and Verizon favor giving the D-block to public safety, while T- Mobile, Sprint and smaller wireless carriers favor the FCC’s proposal to auction off the spectrum to commercial bidders.
T-Mobile and other wireless providers are part of the Connect Public Safety Now coalition that are urging lawmakers to allow the FCC to auction the D-Block to commercial bidders and at the same time provide funding to build the public safety broadband network.
“While we respectfully disagree with Mr. Rockefeller on the way to get there, we stand with him on the need to build this network, and are committed to ensuring that it becomes a reality - quickly,” the coalition said in a statement which also noted the FCC’s move to request comments on the technical details related to building a national broadband.
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This just goes to show how little they care about this nation and the safety of its people. To even ask that the D-Block be used for anything other than its original purpose should be considered criminal by the people most effected, and that is YOU !! The FCC should also be reminded of why the digital TV transition was done in the first place.
They are treating this spectrum like it is a cracker Jack prize, and are blinded by the extreme greed that resides in every mans heart and soul. They are treating a public resource as if it is theirs to give away to whom ever they please, while the safety of the American people seems to be one of their last concerns as long as their pockets get fat.
This should be a concern for every American Citizen, but the Sheeple are blinded by all of their silly and meaningless twits and tweets to the real threats this technology presents to their personal safety.
If you really think the internet is the place for our nations emergency communications system with all of the hackers and all of the domestic and foreign attacks that take place daily, then you are simply one of the blind Sheeple who never get involved in the real world, and keep your head buried in the childish world of twits and tweets, and blind Sheeple.
THE SAND PEOPLE STILL WANT TO ELIMINATE US FROM THE PLANET, and all the FCC and the broad band robber barons see is extreme riches that WILL exceed anyone's wildest imagination.
Yes, I know I have mentioned the greed factor more times than some want to hear, but if you have a message that you want someone to hear, you have to shout it from the roof tops. I see first hand what large sums of money can do to even the humblest of people. I am administering a $700,000 estate for my Aunt, and now I see first hand the greed I have been talking about all this time. I can only imagine its influence when talking about billions of dollars. It is sickening to see how the greed for the dollar makes even supposedly honest people into full blown scoundrels.
The FCC needs to be reeled in and made aware that they are dealing with this nations safety communications system and not just giving more spectrum to the tweeter crowd, and that the spectrum they view as a cash cow for private industry still belongs to the American Sheeple, even if they don't realize it or acknowledge it. CALL YOUR WASHINGTON REPRESENTATIVES AND EXPRESS YOUR OUTRAGE. This is not all about saving DTV, it may end up being about saving a big portion od this countries population from harm or extinction.
Rockefeller Re-Introduces D-Block Bill
Senate Commerce Chairman John (Jay) Rockefeller, D-W.Va has reintroduced legislation that would re-allocate a chunk of spectrum to public safety officials for the creation of a national broadband interoperable network.
Rockefeller said the bill mirrors the measure he offered last Congress that would re-allocate the D-block of spectrum to public safety officials instead of auctioning it off to commercial bidders as the Federal Communications Commission has proposed.
He noted that with the upcoming 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Congress needs to finally implement a recommendation by the commission that investigated those attacks to create a national broadband interoperable public safety network to help first responders better communicate during emergencies. The 2001 terrorist attacks highlighted the problems first responders have had in trying to communicate with each other during emergencies.
“I think it’s a national priority,” Rockefeller said. The issue is controversial because some House lawmakers including key members of the Energy and Commerce Committee favor the FCC’s plan, which also called for using the proceeds from the auction of the D-block to help pay for the construction of the public safety network.
Rockefeller’s bill includes a provision authorizing the FCC to conduct incentive auctions, which are aimed at persuading broadcasters to voluntarily give up some of their spectrum in exchange for some of the proceeds from the auction of that spectrum. Rockefeller’s bill notes that some of the money from these incentive auctions and funding derived from other auctions also can be used to help pay for the construction of the public safety network.
The issue has not only split lawmakers but also industry. Some of the nation’s biggest wireless providers such as AT&T and Verizon favor giving the D-block to public safety, while T- Mobile, Sprint and smaller wireless carriers favor the FCC’s proposal to auction off the spectrum to commercial bidders.
T-Mobile and other wireless providers are part of the Connect Public Safety Now coalition that are urging lawmakers to allow the FCC to auction the D-Block to commercial bidders and at the same time provide funding to build the public safety broadband network.
“While we respectfully disagree with Mr. Rockefeller on the way to get there, we stand with him on the need to build this network, and are committed to ensuring that it becomes a reality - quickly,” the coalition said in a statement which also noted the FCC’s move to request comments on the technical details related to building a national broadband.
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This just goes to show how little they care about this nation and the safety of its people. To even ask that the D-Block be used for anything other than its original purpose should be considered criminal by the people most effected, and that is YOU !! The FCC should also be reminded of why the digital TV transition was done in the first place.
They are treating this spectrum like it is a cracker Jack prize, and are blinded by the extreme greed that resides in every mans heart and soul. They are treating a public resource as if it is theirs to give away to whom ever they please, while the safety of the American people seems to be one of their last concerns as long as their pockets get fat.
This should be a concern for every American Citizen, but the Sheeple are blinded by all of their silly and meaningless twits and tweets to the real threats this technology presents to their personal safety.
If you really think the internet is the place for our nations emergency communications system with all of the hackers and all of the domestic and foreign attacks that take place daily, then you are simply one of the blind Sheeple who never get involved in the real world, and keep your head buried in the childish world of twits and tweets, and blind Sheeple.
THE SAND PEOPLE STILL WANT TO ELIMINATE US FROM THE PLANET, and all the FCC and the broad band robber barons see is extreme riches that WILL exceed anyone's wildest imagination.
Yes, I know I have mentioned the greed factor more times than some want to hear, but if you have a message that you want someone to hear, you have to shout it from the roof tops. I see first hand what large sums of money can do to even the humblest of people. I am administering a $700,000 estate for my Aunt, and now I see first hand the greed I have been talking about all this time. I can only imagine its influence when talking about billions of dollars. It is sickening to see how the greed for the dollar makes even supposedly honest people into full blown scoundrels.
The FCC needs to be reeled in and made aware that they are dealing with this nations safety communications system and not just giving more spectrum to the tweeter crowd, and that the spectrum they view as a cash cow for private industry still belongs to the American Sheeple, even if they don't realize it or acknowledge it. CALL YOUR WASHINGTON REPRESENTATIVES AND EXPRESS YOUR OUTRAGE. This is not all about saving DTV, it may end up being about saving a big portion od this countries population from harm or extinction.
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