The Land Mobile Communications Council (LMCC) urged the FCC to include public safety in its category of licensees subject to the proposed rules on license renewal and discontinuance of operations.

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Nearly 100 federal, state and local public-safety and private organizations gathered last week to test tactics and technologies to identify, locate and mitigate illegal jamming of communications systems, such as GPS, radio and wireless systems.

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AT&T reported financial results for the second quarter, saying it had strong adjusted earnings growth and margin expansion with lower expenses in the quarter. Executives also offered information on the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) partnership.

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Teltronic, a subsidiary of Hytera Communications, was selected to provide a complete TETRA communications solution for the Manila Metro Rail Transit Line 7 in metro Manila, Philippines, a project being developed by SMC Mass Rail Transit 7.

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AiNET was awarded a contract by Prince George's County, Maryland, to run dark fiber to the county public-safety communications radio system, including improved connections to critical transit locations.

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Professional communications company Nedaa, a Dubai government security networks provider, signed an agreement with Nokia formally designating Dubai as the headquarters of its Innovation and Creativity Lab.

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Thales’s board of directors met 25 July to review the financial statements for the first half of 2017. First-half 2017 order intake amounted to €5.97 billion (US$6.9 billion), up 10 percent compared with the first half of 2016.

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Gov. Chris Christie opted in to the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet). A statement said FirstNet and AT&T will deliver a specialized wireless broadband network to New Jersey’s public-safety community, although details about the state’s early builder project integration are scarce.

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Verizon Wireless asked the FCC to clarify whether a state may deploy a separate network core from the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) if it chooses to opt out of the FirstNet and AT&T state plan.

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate’s (S&T) Cyber Security Division (CSD) established active partnerships with cybersecurity organizations in 13 countries — including the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Singapore and Israel — and the European Union.

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