For the past four years, there has been an issue of critical importance for our nation’s first responders in front of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). At stake is the fate of a critical public safety resource, the 4.9 GHz radio spectrum, the airwaves needed to expand and modernize public safety communications. Since 2020, the Public Safety Spectrum Alliance (PSSA), of which I am a member, has been fighting hard to protect that spectrum.
Doing right by our first responders
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