[BC] Frontline Wireless emergency network

[Robert Meuser]

Sorry I would rather see the government solution totally hardened even 
if it cost 10 to 100 times the price a downsizing private operator can 
do. I happily pay my taxes. I want them to work for me and not go to the 
pockets of private enterprise leaches.

R

Mike McCarthy wrote:

> Not necessarily so.  Be careful Robert.  You are lumping MANY very 
> different operators into one category. Power/utility companies and 
> first responders would not be compatible users of the same system.  I 
> see this as a win/win IF built out and maintained correctly.
>
> MM
>
>
> At 10:22 AM 3/5/2007 -0500, Robert Meuser wrote
>
>> Personally I have zero faith. You are asking the same people who 
>> can't keep our lights on to support first responders. I would rather 
>> give it over to Ham radio which would do a marginally better job.
>>
>> R
>>
>> Mike McCarthy wrote:
>>
>>> In what I have read so far, the commercial user/subscriber would 
>>> have no say in the prioritization of users.  It's done at the system 
>>> level by the system owner and such would be included as a condition 
>>> of the license.  PS has priority over commercial...period. Even if 
>>> the system is owned by the principal commercial user of the system.
>>>
>>> The real questions I've seen surrounded more technical issues like 
>>> site design standards, etc.  RS222(G) has differing tighter specs 
>>> for PS towers than non-PS towers.  The same can not be said for site 
>>> access, security, buildings, power, grounding, telco service, etc.
>>>
>>> MM
>>>
>>> At 02:22 AM 3/5/2007 -0500, Robert Meuser wrote
>>>
>>>> Corporate greed. They will not be fully ready for an emergency. 
>>>> Some corporate users will not relinquish space, the system will 
>>>> fail.  Can you spell Katrina?
>>>>
>>>> R
>>>>
>>>> Mike McCarthy wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> If built to proper standards, I don't see many issues with this 
>>>>> except where critical non-PS first responder operations share the 
>>>>> same system.
>>>>>
>>>>> Compatible...Police/fire and local excavator or concrete delivery 
>>>>> dispatch.
>>>>> Incompatible...Police/fire and industrial plant first responders.
>>>>>
>>>>> MM
>>>>>
>>>>> At 11:05 AM 2/27/2007 -0800, Dean Tiernan wrote
>>>>>
>>>>>> Dean Tiernan (dtiernan at gmail.com) thought you might be interested in
>>>>>> checking out an excerpt from NAB SmartBrief.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So who thinks this is a bad idea? Why>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dean
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Group wants to create emergency network from spectrum
>>>>>> Frontline Wireless, a group whose partners include former FCC 
>>>>>> Chairman
>>>>>> Reed Hundt, is proposing building a national public safety
>>>>>> communications network that would be available to first responders
>>>>>> during emergencies and used for commercial purposes at other 
>>>>>> times, if
>>>>>> it can win reclaimed broadcast spectrum in the upcoming 700 mHz
>>>>>> auction.  Broadcasting & Cable (2/26)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Designed specifically for radio and television broadcasters, NAB
>>>>>> SmartBrief is a FREE, daily e-mail newsletter. By providing a 
>>>>>> summary
>>>>>> of the most important news that affects the broadcasting industry 
>>>>>> NAB
>>>>>> SmartBrief saves you time and keeps you smart.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sign up for your very own free subscription to NAB SmartBrief.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>> Dean Tiernan
>>>>>
>
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