Our Mission

Highlights & Releases

• Broadband & Public Safety and Homeland Security
• Emergency Response Interoperability Center (ERIC)

• 5/13/2011
  The Proposed Extension of Part 4 of the Commission's Rules Regarding Outage Reporting to Intercommected Voice Over Internet Protocol Service Providers and Broadband Internet Service Providers.
  NPRM: Word | Acrobat
  Genachowski's Statement: Word | Acrobat
  Copps's Statement: Word | Acrobat
  McDowell's Statement: Word | Acrobat
  Clyburn's Statement: Word | Acrobat
  
• 5/4/2011
  Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Announces the Opening of a Filing Window for Additional Locations Relinquished by Sprint Nextel Corporation In The 809.5-815/854.5-860 MHZ Band Segment.
  Public Notice: Word | Acrobat
• 4/27/2011
  Federal Communications Commission Announces Updated Agenda for Forum on Earthquake Communications Preparedness.
  Public Notice: Word | Acrobat
• 4/19/2011
  Federal Communications Commission Announces Forum On Earthquake Communications Preparedness.
  Public Notice: Word | Acrobat
• 4/19/2011
  FCC Extends Deadline for Membership Nominations Until May 13, 2011 for Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council.
  Public Notice: Word | Acrobat
• 4/14/2011
  Reorganization of the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau.
  Order: Word | Acrobat
• 4/7/2011
  FCC Explores Ways to Further Strengthen the Reliability of America's Communications Networks.
  Word | Acrobat
• 4/7/2011
  Reliability and Continuity of Communications Networks, Including Broadband Technologies.
  NOI: Word | Acrobat
• 4/6/2011
  New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
  Order on Reconsideration: Word | Acrobat
• 3/22/2011
  Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Seeks Comment on Petition for Declaratory Ruling Asking to Clarify the Scope of Section 337 Regarding Use By State or Local Government Entities of the 700 MHz Public Safety Broadband Spectrum.
  Public Notice: Word | Acrobat
• 3/22/2011
  FCC Recharters the Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council; Seeks Nominations by April 22, 2011 for Membership.
  Public Notice: Word | Acrobat
• 3/3/2011
  Third Annual 911 Fee Information Collection Mandated by the New and Emerging Technologies Improvement Act of 2008.
  Public Notice: Word | Acrobat
• 2/24/2011
  FCC Announces Meeting of the Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council (CSRIC) Scheduled for March 14, 2011 at the FCC Headquarters.
  Public Notice: Word | Acrobat
• 2/24/2011
  Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Announces Publication in the Federal Register of the Fourth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in PS Docket 06-229.
  Public Notice: Word | Acrobat
• 2/18/2011
  FCC's Public Safety Bureau and Homeland Security Bureau Requests Verizon to Take Action to Prevent Future Blocking of 911 Calls.
  News Release: Word | Acrobat
  Letter: Word | Acrobat
• 2/18/2011
  Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Announces that the 12-Month Transition Period for 800 MHz Band Reconfiguration in the U.S. Virgin Islands (Region 48) Will Commence on March 21, 2011.
  Public Notice: Word | Acrobat
• 2/18/2011
  Improving Public Safety Communications in the 800 MHz Band/new 800 MHz Band Plan for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
  4th R&O: Word | Acrobat
• 2/18/2011
  Federal Communications Commission Announces Agenda for Interoperability Forum to Garner Input on Technical Framework for the Nationwide Interoperable Public Safety Mobile Broadband Network.
  Public Notice: Word | Acrobat
• 2/17/2011
  Federal Communications Commission Announces Agenda for Workshop on the 4.9 GHz Band: Spectrum Dedicated to Public Safety for Broadband Use.
  Public Notice: Word | Acrobat
• 2/7/2011
  FCC Announces First Meeting of the Emergency Response Interoperability Center Public Safety Advisory Committee Scheduled for March 15, 2011, at FCC Headquarters.
  Public Notice: Word | Acrobat
• 2/4/2011
  Federal Communications Commission Announces Workshop on the 4.9 GHz Band: Spectrum Dedicated to Public Safety for Broadband Use.
  Public Notice: Word | Acrobat
• 2/3/2011
  FCC Announces Interoperability Forum to Garner Input on Technical Framework for the Nationwide Interoperable Public Safety Mobile Broadband Network.
  Public Notice: Word | Acrobat
• 2/2/2011
  FCC Announces Membership of the Emergency Response Interoperability Center Public Safety Advisory Committee.
  Public Notice: Word | Acrobat
• 1/28/2011
  Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Seeks Comment on Rapidly Deployable Aerial Telecommunications Architecture Capable of Providing Immediate Communications to Disaster Areas.
  Public Notice: Word | Acrobat
• 1/27/2011
  FCC Releases New Video on its Proposed Technical Framework to Advance Interoperable Communications for America's First Responders.
  News Release: Word | Acrobat
• 1/14/2011
  Federal Communications Commission Releases Agenda for January 26, 2011 Workshop on VHF/UHF Narrowbanding Deadline.
  Public Notice: Word | Acrobat
• 1/14/2011
  Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Announces Comment and Reply Comment Dates For The Notice of Inquiry in the Next Generation 911 Proceeding.
  Public Notice: Word | Acrobat
• 12/30/2010
  FCC Considers Expanding Role of Travelers Information Stations To Broadcast Additional Public Safety And Other Information to Public.
  News Release: Word | Acrobat
  Order & Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Word | Acrobat
• 12/30/2010
  Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Extends 800 MHz Rebanding Negotiation Period for Wave 4 Border Area NPSPAC and non-NPSPAC Licensees along the U.S.-Mexico Border.
  Public Notice: Word | Acrobat
• 12/30/2010
  Improving Public Safety Communications in the 800 MHz Band.
  Order: Word | Acrobat
• 12/30/2010
  Improving Public Safety Communications in the 800 MHz Band.
  Order: Word | Acrobat
• 12/21/2010
  FCC Takes First Step to Help Revolutionize America's 9-1-1 Services for Consumers, First Responders.
  News Release: Word | Acrobat
  NOI: Word | Acrobat
  Fact Sheet: Word | Acrobat
  Genachowski Statement: Word | Acrobat
  Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
  McDowell Statement: Word | Acrobat
  Clyburn Statement: Word | Acrobat
  Baker Statement: Word | Acrobat
• 12/10/2010
  FCC Takes Action to Advance Interoperability for Public Safety Broadband Communications.
  News Release: Word | Acrobat
  Order: Word | Acrobat
• 12/6/2010
  The Office of Engineering Technology, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Remind Licensees, Frequency Coordinators, and Equipment Manufacturers of Narrowband Migration Deadlines in the 150-174 MHz and 421-512 MHz Bands.
  Public Notice: Word | Acrobat
• 12/1/2010
  Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Seeks Comment on Petitions for Waiver to Deploy 700 MHz Public Safety Broadband Networks.
  Public Notice: Word | Acrobat
• 11/23/10
  FCC Takes Action to Extend Deadline for Broadcasters and Other Emergency Alert System Participants to Comply with Technical Requirements for Next-Generation Emergency Alerts.
  News Release: Word | Acrobat
  Order: Word | Acrobat
• 11/5/10
  Implementing a Nationwide, Broadband, Interoperable Public Safety Network in the 700 MHz Band.
  Order: Word | Acrobat
  
• 9/28/10
  Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Seeks Comment on the Technical and Operational Feasibility of Enabling Flexible Use of the 700 MHz Public Safety Narrowband Allocation and Guard Band for Broadband Services.
  Public Notice: Word | Acrobat
  
• 9/23/10
  FCC Takes Action to Improve Wireless 9-1-1 Services.
  News Release: Word | Acrobat
  2nd R&O: Word | Acrobat
  FNRPM & NOI: Word | Acrobat
  Genachowski's Statement: Word | Acrobat
  Copps's Statement: Word | Acrobat
  McDowell's Statement: Word | Acrobat
  Clyburn's Statement: Word | Acrobat
  Baker's Statement: Word | Acrobat
• 9/23/10
  Keeping Us Safe: The Need for a Nationwide Public Safety Network (pdf)
  Statement of James Arden Barnett, Jr., Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, September 23, 2010.