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The First Responder Network (FirstNet) : elements, issues, progress / Margaret Saunders, editor

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New York : Nova Publishers, [2015]
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THE FIRST RESPONDER NETWORK (FIRSTNET) ELEMENTS, ISSUES, PROGRESS ; THE FIRST RESPONDER NETWORK (FIRSTNET) ELEMENTS, ISSUES, PROGRESS ; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 THE FIRST RESPONDER NETWORK (FIRSTNET) AND NEXT-GENERATION COMMUNICATIONS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY: ISSUES FOR CONGRESS∗ ; SUMMARY ; INTRODUCTION ; ISSUES FOR CONGRESS ; FIRSTNET NETWORK STRATEGY ; Draft Request for Proposals ; State Radio Area Networks ; Micro Networks ; State and Community Network Participation ; RISKS AND REWARDS, Advantages of FirstNet's Comprehensive Network Strategy Other Advantages ; Disadvantages of FirstNet's Comprehensive Network Strategy ; STATE PARTICIPATION: THE OPT-OUT PROVISION ; NTIA GRANT PROGRAMS ; State and Local Implementation Grant Program ; Network Construction Fund ; FIRSTNET ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURES ; GAO STUDY ; OIG REPORT ON FIRSTNET ; HIGHLIGHTS OF PROGRESS THROUGH 2014 ; DISCUSSION OF OTHER PROVISIONS IN THE SPECTRUM ACT TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS; Spectrum Assignment ; Expenditures and Revenue Sources ; Public Safety Trust Fund., FirstNet: Limit on Expenditures FirstNet: Fee Income and Other Revenue ; Planning Authority ; Statutory Obligations ; Public-Private Partnerships ; Infrastructure ; Timeframe ; Next Generation 9-1-1 ; Roaming and Priority Access within the 700 MHz Band ; End Notes ; Chapter 2 PUBLIC-SAFETY BROADBAND NETWORK: FIRSTNET SHOULD STRENGTHEN INTERNAL CONTROLS AND EVALUATE LESSONS LEARNED* ; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY ; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS ; WHAT GAO FOUND ; ABBREVIATIONS ; BACKGROUND; FIRSTNET IS MAKING PROGRESS MEETING RESPONSIBILITIES BUT LACKS CERTAIN ELEMENTS OF EFFECTIVE INTERNAL CONTROLS., FirstNet Is Making Progress Carrying Out Statutory Responsibilities Establishing Its Organizational Structure ; Planning the Public Safety Network ; Consulting Stakeholders ; FirstNet Has Not Assessed Risk or Established a Complete Control Environment ; Risk Assessment ; Control Environment ; FIRSTNET FACES DIFFICULT DECISIONS IN DETERMINING HOW TO PAY FOR A NATIONWIDE PUBLIC-SAFETY NETWORK ESTIMATED TO COST BILLIONS ; Cost of a Public Safety Network Estimated to Be at least 12 Billion over First 10 Years ; Various Factors Will Influence Cost of FirstNet's Public Safety Network., and Extent of Commercial Partnerships Use of Existing Infrastructure ; Efforts to Ensure Network Reliability ; Network Coverage ; FirstNet Faces Difficult Decisions about User Fees and Commercial Partnerships in Determining How to Become Self-Funding ; User Fees; Commercial Partnerships ; ALTHOUGH EARLY BUILDER PROJECTS ARE PROVIDING LESSONS, FIRSTNET HAS NOT DEVELOPED A PLAN TO EVALUATE THEM; Early Builder Projects Have Learned Lessons As They Develop Public Safety Networks ; Governance ; Financing the Network ; Conducting Outreach ; Planning for Network Deployment.
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9781634838511 (eBook)
1634838513
1634838505
9781634838504
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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