TIA Update for PRS Mark Uncapher Director, Regulatory & Government Affairs, Telecommunications Industry Association October 28, 2015

FirstNet October 2 Board meeting Board slides Public%20Slides.pdfhttp:// Public%20Slides.pdf Acquisition Approach: The board adopted a resolution authorizing FirstNet’s management to move forward with the “Acquisition Approach.” (This is the phrase used by the resolution.) _0.pdfhttp:// 2070_0.pdf

FirstNet Business Model  FirstNet has multiple income streams –  Auction Revenue  Spectrum Use  User Fees  What Price Point for Public Safety Users?  Speed of Adoption – Public Safety equipment life cycles  Location of infrastructure investment

FirstNet Final Interpretations Final Interpretations FirstNet First Notice - Final Interpretations of Parts of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, 80 Fed. Reg (Oct. 20, 2015). authority-final-interpretations-of-parts-of-the-middle-class-tax-relief-and Second Notice - Final Interpretations of Parts of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, 80 Fed. Reg (Oct. 20, 2015). parts-of-the-middle-class-tax-relief-and-job-creation-act-of-2012 Commentators, such as Donny Jackson in Urgent Matters, observe that FirstNet’s “latest legal interpretations make opt-out alternative less appealing to states, territories.” (See make-opt-out-alternative-less-appealing-states-territor) make-opt-out-alternative-less-appealing-states-territor Jackson notes that “By law, the decision rests with the governor of each state or territory. The reality is that a governor unilaterally making a decision to opt out—thereby the state or territory to pay network costs in perpetuity—against the wishes of the state legislature and others would be taking a huge political risk, but that is allowed by law.”

FCC CSRIC WG 1: Evolving 911 Services WG 2: Emergency Alerting Platforms WG 3: Emergency Alert System WG 4A: Submarine Cable Resiliency WG 4B: Network Timing WG 5: Cybersecurity Information Sharing WG 6: Security by Design WG 7: Cybersecurity Workforce See: 14.pdf

FCC Chairman Wheeler renewed his call for Congress to take up NG911 legislation “To effectively implement NG911, we need to amend our laws in a way that reflects the changing realities on the ground. Over the coming months, I want to work with Congress to do just that. This is an important conversation to have, and the FCC can play a helpful role by bringing the right people together, such as through public workshops.” NG911 can only become a reality if our state and local partners are empowered to act on the vision we all share. Congress could authorize establishment of a national maps database to ensure that every PSAP has access to the latest and most accurate maps and uses them. Congress could direct the FCC to assist states in developing effective audit tools to ensure appropriate collection and expenditure of 911 funds and prevent diversion of funds to other purposes. One way to help PSAPs protect themselves against cyberattack would be for Congress to incent the development and use of shared Security Operations Centers supporting multiple PSAPs. We need to think creatively about coordinating our cyber defenses to leverage expertise as broadly as possible so that all our PSAPs have access to tools to protect themselves. The text is attached and available at: chairman-wheeler-2015-apco-conference ) chairman-wheeler-2015-apco-conference

Task Force on Optimal PSAP Architecture (TFOPA ) The TFOPA is a FCC federal advisory committee that will provide recommendations to the Commission regarding actions that Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) can take to optimize their security, operations, and funding as they migrate to Next Generation 911 (NG911). Each of the Task Force Working Groups is described in more detail at safety-answering-point-architecture-tfopa. safety-answering-point-architecture-tfopa.

TIA's Petition for Reconsideration with FCC on 700 MHz Public Safety Narrowbanding Ex Parte letter supporting TIA's Petition for Reconsideration with FCC on 700 MHz Public Safety Narrowbanding, addressing NPSTC (Jun ) Response%20Letter%20PS%20Docket% % pdfhttp:// Response%20Letter%20PS%20Docket% % pdf (in response to NPSTC ex parte ) Little movement at FCC

P25 CAP AP DHS OIC P25 Compliance Assessment Program’s Advisory Panel “P25 CAP is a formal, independent process, created by DHS and operated in collaboration with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), for ensuring that communications equipment that is declared by the supplier to be P25 compliant, in fact, is tested against the standards with publicly published results.” P25 CAP AP are expected to commence in fall TIA nominated Andy Davis DHS asked September 29 for “additional” applications

Contact Information Mark Uncapher, Director, Regulatory and Government Affairs TIA