NTIA Offers FCC Ideas on National, Public Safety Broadband Network

In a filing at the Federal Communications Commission, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration highlights important issues in the development of an overarching framework to achieve a nationwide interoperable public safety wireless broadband network and suggests an appropriate course of action.

NTIA supports legislation to create a not-for profit Public Safety Broadband Corporation that would effectively oversee a nationwide network operation tailored to meet the needs of the local, State, Tribal, and Federal public safety communities. The Corporation would consult and coordinate with relevant public safety officials at State, local, or Tribal jurisdictions, as well as Federal entities where appropriate, on matters within their purview. This corporate structure would be the most efficient and cost-effective way to ensure the deployment of a truly nationwide, interoperable public safety network.