In a public notice, the FCC encouraged small and rural communications service providers to review and consider implementing, where appropriate, best practices recommended by the Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council (CSRIC), a federal advisory committee to the FCC, to improve network reliability.

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Alliant Energy completed its transition to a Tait Communications Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) Tier 3 system covering its 54,000-square-mile service area in Wisconsin and Iowa.

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Thomas M. Johnson Jr. was appointed FCC general counsel. Acting General Counsel Nick Degani will transition back to his role as senior counsel in the Office of Chairman Ajit Pai.

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has chosen to demonstrate how the CyberX cybersecurity platform can help accelerate adoption of behavioral anomaly detection technology.

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Following the deadliest wildfires in California’s history this month, U.S Sens. Kamala D. Harris and Dianne Feinstein raised concerns with FCC Chairman Ajit Pai about the limitations of the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system.

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The Enterprise Wireless Alliance (EWA) announced that Akeyvianna Rembert, a senior at Old Dominion University (ODU), will receive the EWA-Joseph B. Vestal Endowed Scholarship. The scholarship awards financial aid to a full-time student at ODU enrolled in electrical engineering technology or information systems management who intends to pursue a professional career in wireless applications or telecommunications.

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The Next Generation 911 Institute (NG911 Institute) announced the results of its 2017 board election. Current board member Rebecca Murphy Thompson, executive vice president and general counsel, Competitive Carriers Association (CCA), was re-elected in the consumer telco (small provider) category.

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The San Luis Valley Regional Airport in Alamosa, Colorado, received a notice of unlicensed operation from the FCC.

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The Government of Canada, through a newly created federal Public Safety Broadband Network (PSBN) task team, is engaging with diverse stakeholders on implementation models for a potential PSBN.

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The FCC issued a notice of violation to Dan Blancho, owner of an emergency position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) in Norfolk, Virginia.

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