The radio interference is caused by the intermingling of the 800 MHz spectrum with commercial wireless operators. Interference incidents have reached a critical level with nearly 1,000 cases reported in more than 30 states -- and the problem continues to grow. The Consensus Plan proposes to realign the 800 MHz spectrum to give public safety its own dedicated portion of bandwidth to operate free from interference. The plan will not impose any cost on public-safety agencies, municipalities or the American taxpayer, according to the announcement.
First Responders Seek Relief from Radio Interference
Ask Bush to separate 800 MHz public-safety systems from commercial wireless
Yesterday in Washington, D.C., public-safety organizations announced a letter asking President Bush to support a Consensus Plan developed by first-responder organizations and private wireless companies, that would reduce or eliminate 800MHz radio interference.
The radio interference is caused by the intermingling of the 800 MHz spectrum with commercial wireless operators. Interference incidents have reached a critical level with nearly 1,000 cases reported in more than 30 states -- and the problem continues to grow. The Consensus Plan proposes to realign the 800 MHz spectrum to give public safety its own dedicated portion of bandwidth to operate free from interference. The plan will not impose any cost on public-safety agencies, municipalities or the American taxpayer, according to the announcement.
Present at the announcement were Chief Ernest Mitchell, president, International Association of Fire Chiefs; Vincent Stile, president, Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International; Chief (Ret.) Harlin McEwen, chairman of the Communications & Technology Committee, International Association of Chiefs of Police; Thomas Faust, executive director, National Sheriffs' Association; and Thomas Frazier, executive director, Major Cities Chiefs.
The radio interference is caused by the intermingling of the 800 MHz spectrum with commercial wireless operators. Interference incidents have reached a critical level with nearly 1,000 cases reported in more than 30 states -- and the problem continues to grow. The Consensus Plan proposes to realign the 800 MHz spectrum to give public safety its own dedicated portion of bandwidth to operate free from interference. The plan will not impose any cost on public-safety agencies, municipalities or the American taxpayer, according to the announcement.
