NENA on Cyren Call

You’ll recall that the FCC recently turned down the Cyren Call spectrum allocation proposal, saying it didn’t have the authority over the frequencies that the Congress has mandated be auctioned to commercial companies. But the FCC did continue its request for comments on the proposal, and now NENA has submitted their view on how 24 MHz of spectrum might be used. They note that public safety communications seems to be converging on IP-based technology, including wireless connections. NENA concluded, “It would be a missed opportunity, we believe, if the remainder of the 700 MHz spectrum were to be auctioned for commercial use on the present schedule without further consideration by Congress and the FCC of the Cyren Call proposal or other plans that would provide increased spectrum and broadband capabilities for public safety.” Read NENA’s entire submission here.