Disagreements Continue on Future of 4.9 GHz Band

The FCC continues getting advice supporting and opposing a proposal that would give the FirstNet Authority control of the 4.9 GHz band (see 2408160027). The Harvard Fire-Emergency Medical Services Department endorsed the proposal in a filing posted Friday in docket 07-100. “This action is essential to enhance public safety communications and ensure reliable, mission-critical support for first responders” and the FirstNet Authority “has proven it can effectively manage and deploy the public safety spectrum,” the department said. The Virginia Sheriffs' Association said the spectrum belongs “in the hands of sheriffs and other local entities who know best how to use it.”