US public safety band report

The US National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) has issued an updated report on requirements for a T-Band spectrum auction and for public safety relocation out of the band.

In 2013, NPSTC issued a comprehensive report on the impact of Section 6103 of Public Law 112-96, which requires the US Federal Communications Commission to reallocate the public safety T-Band spectrum and begin an auction of that spectrum no later than 9 years from enactment, ie, February 2021.

Additional provisions of that section of the law require that public safety relocate out of that spectrum within 2 years of the auction completion.

NPSTC has now developed the T-Band Update Report, dated 31 May 2016, that supplements the original NPSTC T-Band Report (PDF).

The Update Report examines changes in the demand for T-Band spectrum, updates relocation options and clarifies the potential impact to the public.

The T-Band Update Report details the 325 full-power and class-A television stations in the T-Band.

It also addresses industrial/business land mobile operations that would remain in the T-Band even if public safety were forced to relocate.

The update study confirms the conclusions from the original NPSTC T-Band Report remain valid.