The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau settled investigations into the misuse of emergency alert tones by four organizations. The organizations included a TV broadcaster, cable TV networks and a radio broadcaster.

A bill making its way through the California state legislature would block police departments from using facial recognition technology in body cameras.

In a letter filed with the FCC July 31, the seven business/industrial/land transportation (B/ILT)-certified frequency advisory committees (FACs) asked the FCC to confirm certain policies influencing the certification of frequencies sought by B/ILT applicants, specifically rules that affect the availability of exclusive use governed by FCC Rule Section 90.187.

A new FCC proposal would maintain the commission’s existing RF exposure limits for handheld devices. The proposal follows more than six years of public input and review, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said.

The FCC issued a $39,278 fine against Ocean Hinson of Surry County, North Carolina, for intentional misuse of a local public-safety radio communications network in violation of the Communications Act of 1934. Hinson impersonated first responders in unauthorized radio communications on Surry County’s licensed public-safety frequency.

A report from the Electronic Communications Committee (ECC) of the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) offers updates on current and future use for the 400 MHz professional mobile radio (PMR)/public access mobile radio (PAMR) frequencies.

In an ex parte filing with the FCC, the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International voiced concerns with proposed rules around wireless 9-1-1 location accuracy, the 6 GHz band and the wireless resiliency cooperative framework.

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is requiring those affected federal agencies to review spectrum assignments in the 3.1 – 3.55 and 7.125 – 8.4 GHz bands initially during the next six to nine months.

The FCC adopted rules to help ensure that people who call 9-1-1 from multi-line telephone systems (MLTS) — which commonly serve hotels, office buildings, and campuses — can reach 9-1-1 and be quickly located by first responders.

A U.S. district judge denied a Hytera Communications motion to dismiss a copyright infringement claim filed against it by Motorola Solutions in an ongoing legal dispute.