For a long time on land mobile systems, and they serve a great purpose, but theyre very focused on Voice Technology and most of us are leveraging what broadband can do. In the back of an ambulance or police and fire, the unique things that could be done to enhance safety and security if you were able to leverage broadband for Public Safety day in and day out. Host so is, mr. Kennedy, whats the current status of firstnet . Is it online . Is it available for First Responders at this point . Guest firstnet wan created in 2012 with the act in february of 2012 but we recently have really moved from standing up an organization to actually creating the initial consultation effort and the initial requirements for a draft rfp, and we released it host request for proposal. Guest request for proposal. So we are in the process of completing what is the our acquisition process with all the safety across the country, andzv those two are requirements of what we have to do to stand up the network. The
Access network would cost. Im out of time. Thank you. Thank you very much, mr. Chairman. Thank you to you and the Ranking Member for holding this important hearing. As a former prosecutor and cochair along with senator burr of the 911 caucus in the senate, i know how important it is to support our First Responders. Im also the state that had that bridge collapse and while everyone saw on tv the First Responders show up and repeatedly dive into that water to look for survivors and all the work of the Emergency Responders, what people didnt see were the 77 men and women at the Minneapolis Emergency Communications center who took those calls. While a number of people died, it could have been so much worse because people were able to get to hospitals. There were dozens more cars in there and people survived because of our First Responders. I have worked hard to strengthen our countrys Emergency Response network in part by sponsoring and working on the legislation that led to the creation o
A maze on her menu without lifting the crayon off the paper. She accomplished this feat by beginning at the finish line of the maze and ending at the start. My child,s watching she was playing out the old management begin with the end in mind. Our reported order begins with the end in mind. The chairman and his hardcharging auction team have focused on the finish line. Freeing up more spectrum for mobile broadband, providing more opportunities for broadcasters, and raising funds to support our First Responders. I am also pleased that the report in order is largely faithful to the Central Building blocks to a successful incentive auction. Simplicity, fairness, balance, and Public Safety. Simplicity is key. Incentive auctions are an undeniably complex undertaking. At every structural juncture, i believe a bias towards simplicity is crucial. I am pleased that we choose simplicity with the dissenting clock auction rules we adopt today. Design provides a simple onramp to the auction and all
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