H.R.607 - Broadband for First Responders Act of 2011

To enhance public safety by making more spectrum available to public safety agencies, to facilitate the development of a wireless public safety broadband network, to provide standards for the spectrum needs of public safety agencies, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Broadband for First Responders Act of 2011 as introduced.
  • Official: To enhance public safety by making more spectrum available to public safety agencies, to facilitate the development of a wireless public safety broadband network, to provide standards for the spectrum needs of public safety agencies, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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02/16/12
KING STATEMENT ON HOUSE-SENATE PAYROLL TAX AGREEMENT PROVISION TO REALLOCATE D BLOCK TO PUBLIC SAFETY

Last year, he, along with Committee Ranking Member Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) and five other original co-sponsors, introduced H.R. 607 and convened a Homeland Security Committee hearing to examine this critical issue. The bipartisan legislation ...

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02/09/12
Take A Virtual Tour of W1AW on February 12:

Pitts is producing the live web tour. This is the second video that the New Day Group has made for the ARRL. In 2011, they created the HR 607 video http://www.arrl.org/hr-607 that educated radio amateurs of a bill in Congress that addressed certain ...

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02/01/12
ARRL Letter

This is the second video that the New Day Group has made for the ARRL. In 2011, they created the HR 607 video that educated radio amateurs of a bill in Congress that addressed certain spectrum management issues, including the creation and ...

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01/31/12
Save the Date! Take a Virtual Tour of W1AW on February 12

Pitts is producing the live web tour. This is the second video that the New Day Group has made for the ARRL. In 2011, they created the HR 607 video that educated radio amateurs of a bill in Congress that addressed certain spectrum management issues ...

Source: ARRL AMATEUR RADIO
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12/14/11
Rep. Grimm Votes for Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act

Rep. Grimm has strongly supported this policy as an original cosponsor of the Broadband for First Responders Act (H.R. 607). The cost of the bill is completely offset by spending cuts. The bill is expected to save up to $1 billion.

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11/29/11
King Statement on Chairman Walden's Legislation to Reallocate D Block for Public Safety

Note: In February, Chairman King introduced the bipartisan H.R. 607, the Broadband for First Responders Act of 2011, to reallocate the D Block portion of the communications spectrum to public safety. In 2010, he introduced a similar bill to ...

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