Public Safety Spectrum Trust Liaison Committee

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Public Safety Spectrum Trust Liaison Committee

• Don Root
• February 11, 2008

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Agenda

• Welcome - Don Root
• New Committee Introduction Marilyn Ward
• Relationship to Public Safety Spectrum Trust
  (PSST) John Logan
• Committee Composition
• Mission
• Goals Objectives

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Overview

• FCC Second Report and Order Adopted July 31, 2007
• PSST Responsibility
• Establishment of a Liaison Committee
• PSST Advisor
• NPSTC/PSST Liaison Committee initial membership
• Current Activities/Accomplishments
• Concept
• Next Steps

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FCC Second Report and Order Adopted July 31, 2007

• Frequencies are 763-775/793-805 MHz
• 5 Blocks (A, B, C, D and E) being auctioned
• D Block
• Wideband Spectrum-re-designated for broadband use
• PS Broadband Spectrum and the Narrowband spectrum
  is consolidated in a 12 MHz block at the top of
  the band
• 1MHz downward shift

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PSST Responsibility

• Jointly Develop a 700 MHz Relocation Plan with
  the D Block Bidder
• 30 days into the D Block/PSST network sharing
  agreement negotiations
• Administer the 700 MHz Relocation Process
• Process should be completed by February 17, 2009

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Establishment of a Liaison Committee

• The NPSTC Governing Board has established the
  PSST Liaison Committee
• The PSST has reciprocated, and established the
  PSST Liaison Committee as an Ad Hoc committee of
  the Trust
• The PSST Liaison Committee is establishing the
  700 MHz Relocation Working Group to work with the
  PSST and its Advisor in this process.

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PSST Advisor - CyrenCall

• Jay Paull
• David Knutson

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700 MHz Relocation Working Group

• Don Root PSST Liaison Committee Chairman
• Ron Mayworm PSST Liaison Committee
  Vice-Chairman
• NPSTC District RPC chairs
• Bill Carter
• Jay Groce
• John Johnson
• Mark Schroeder

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700 MHz Relocation Working Group

• National Regional Planning Council
• Alan Bull, Chair
• Richard Reynolds, Vice Chair
• NPSTC Committee Chairs
• David Buchanan
• John Powell
• Tom Sorley
• NPSTC Support Office (logistical support)
• Maribel Martinez-Bradwell
• Marilyn Ward
• Sean OHara

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Current Activities

• Participate in PSST Liaison Committee weekly
  teleconferences
• Jointly develop methodology for developing the
  Relocation Plan
• NPSTC/PSST Liaison Committee holds weekly
  teleconferences to share information related to
  PSST Liaison progress.
• Involve PS Community in this process. Outreach to
  RPCs and incumbents
• Help us determine challenges and resolutions

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Current Activities to date

• Jointly developed an inventory of 700 MHz public
  safety systems and licensees.
• Outreach to Regional Planning Committee chairs to
  obtain data
• Outreach to State Licensees to obtain data
• Verified information with FCC Data
• Findings based on Outreach
• 4 vendors have been identified
• Data Radio
• EF Johnson
• M/A-COM
• Motorola

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Concept

• Develop Narrowband Channel Relocation agreements
  with the vendors rather than with each individual
  licensee
• Will expedite the relocation process
• Less burden on the licensees
• Flexibility to accommodate individual licensees
  circumstances

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Next Steps

• Continue outreach effort
• Continue data verification
• Begin discussions with the vendors using the
  information gathered and the FCC filings as a
  guideline
• Support the PSSTs development of Narrowband
  Channel Relocation Plan
• Continue communication between affected parties
  and the Trust during implementation

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Next Steps

• It is our intent to continue meeting at the
  quarterly NPSTC meetings until the Relocation
  process is complete

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National Planning Assistance Coordination
(NPAC) Working Group

• Chair Ron Mayworm
• Issues to be addressed
• Dispute Resolution Process
• FCC Filing?
• Review of NCC Reports for open issues to be
  addressed
• US Districts to provide updated list of Regional
  Chairs Co-Chairs to Committee Chair

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700 MHz Itinerant Channel Naming Working Group

• Chair John Powell
• Address the issue of common naming for the sets
  of Nationwide low power itinerant channels at the
  edge of the 700 MHz narrowband allotment
• Work with NRPC to develop a methodology

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Regulatory Report

• Bette Rinehart

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• U.S. District Chair Regional Activity Report

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New Business / Action Item Review

• New Business
• Action Item Review