The FCC is seeking comment on two applications filed by the county of St. Croix, Wisconsin. The applicant seeks a waiver of the FCC’s Part 90 rules to use paging-only channel 157.450 MHz for repeater output voice communication.

The FCC denied a request for extension by the state of Maine to extend the construction deadline for 10 Part 22 paging licenses and found that Maine did not satisfy the construction requirement for those licenses. Maine operates the licenses as a part of the Maine State Communications Network (MSCommNet), a statewide, interoperable public-safety communications network.

The president of the German Agency for Digital Radio for Security Authorities and Organizations (BDBOS), Andreas Gegenfurtner, will discuss making the BOS digital radio network future proof at PMRExpo 27 – 28 November in Cologne, Germany.

One year after Gov. Larry Hogan approved the buildout of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) in Maryland by AT&T, first responders in Maryland are benefitting from enhanced emergency communications, a statement said.

The New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness (NJOHSP) announced the completion and decommissioning of JerseyNet, one of five First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) early builder Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks.

A U.K. Home Office official said the Emergency Services Network (ESN) review was completed and found that the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme (ESMCP) remains the right strategic approach to replacing Airwave, and the program continues to represent good value to money for the taxpayer.

AT&T certified NetMotion Mobile and Diagnostics for state and local agencies on the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) network.

The Communications Workers of America (CWA), the union for AT&T employees, announced a new advocacy initiative and website to increase the availability of information about the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet).

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate's (S&T) highlighted several technologies helping with hurricane predictive, situational awareness and decision support functions.

The FCC issued a notice of violation (Notice) to Stone Springs Hospital Center, owner of signal booster # SB0003172 in Dulles, Virginia.