The FCC granted a commonwealth of Puerto Rico request to accept its late-filed renewal application for its 700 MHz state license authorized under call sign WPTZ852.

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The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released a report summarizing the themes found in the responses to its “Request for Comments on Promoting Stakeholder Action Against Botnets and Other Automated Threats.”

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Hytera held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new headquarters building in Shenzhen 8 September. Qingzhou Chen, chairman and president of Hytera, along with the senior management team and representatives from the contractor and supervision institution, ritually laid the foundation for the 200-meter high building at the ceremony, which kicked off construction.

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Pilot Brian Lloyd commenced a round-the-world flight from June to July to commemorate Amelia Earhart’s route 80 years ago in 1937. Royal Communications International supported the expedition. The two-month flight followed Earhart’s historic equatorial route.

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The Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the U.S. Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) are seeking comment on a notice of proposed rulemaking that would implement regulations for the 911 Grant Program, which will offer $115 million in grant funds intended to help states and local jurisdictions upgrade their 9-1-1 call centers and systems to next-generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1) capabilities.

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The TCCA added two new board members, Philippe Agard and Ari Toivonen.

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The FCC said 95 percent of Puerto Rico’s wireless cell sites are out of service in a Sept. 21 statement.

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Airbus TETRA technology is part of the next-generation electronic verification system to transmit data and information of vessel locations off the coast to the Atlas telecom company in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It will be used to integrate confidential data, such as GPS positioning and text messages, into the Atlas vessel identification system, which is run by a government agency.

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FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and Commissioner Mignon Clyburn visited Florida Sept. 18 to get a firsthand assessment of the damage caused by Hurricane Irma.

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Motorola Solutions opened an innovation center in London that the company said sets a vision of “smart public safety for a digital society.”

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