PSST Marks First Anniversary

The Public Safety Spectrum Trust (PSST), created to administer a block of 700 MHz spectrum that may eventually comprise a national public safety wireless network, marked its first anniversary with praise for all the “diverse interests” of the first-responder community that joined the group. In a press release, the PSST said that its board had, “worked collectively to make sure the interests of first responders…were represented in a new, nationwide network designed to meet their challenging communications needs.” The FCC’s first attempt to auction the so-called D Block of 700 MHz spectrum to a commercial entity did not attract a sufficiently high bid. The FCC is scheduled to consider new auction rules for the D Block, perhaps as early as mid-December, with a lower minimum bid requirement. Download (pdf) the PSST press release here.