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FCC AUCTION AUTHORITY EXTENDED TO DEC. 16, NG911 FUNDING FATE UNKNOWN


 * Written by Donny Jackson
 * 6th October 2022

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As expected, President Joe Biden on Friday signed the continuing resolution bill
passed by Congress that averted a federal-government shutdown and extended the
FCC’s authority to conduct spectrum auction until Dec. 16, potentially leaving
an opportunity for next-generation 911 (NG911) funding to be attached to a
lengthier extension.



House members voted 230-201 on Friday to approve the funding legislation passed
earlier in the week by the Senate, and Biden quickly signed the bill into law
just hours before the midnight deadline on Sept. 30, after which the federal
government would have been shut down.

Text of the final law reflects that the FCC’s authority to conduct spectrum
auction—previously set to expire on Sept. 30—was extend until Dec. 16. This
short-term extension means that federal lawmakers will have several more
weeks—likely after the mid-term elections in November—to extend the FCC’s
auction authority for a much longer period.



All recent legislative proposals addressing longer-term FCC auction authority
include language extending the authority by 18 months and mandating that the
agency conduct an auction of airwaves in the 3.1-3.45 GHz band. Of course, the
spectrum still has to be identified by the FCC and NTIA, so most Beltway sources
doubt that completing that auction within an 18-month window is realistic.

Several sources have said that many Democrats in Congress favor extending the
FCC’s auction authority for 10 years, which would enable greater stability and
the development of longer-term spectrum strategies.

Regardless of the length of the auction-authority extension, public-safety
officials are closely monitoring whether the legislative bill addressing how the
proceeds from the 3.1-3.45 GHz auction—and potentially other auctions—are
directed.

The House-approved Spectrum Innovation Act would extend the FCC’s auction
authority for 18 months and require the FCC to auction spectrum in the 3.1-3.45
GHz band, with $3.4 billion in proceeds from the auction being dedicated to
fully funding the “rip and replace” program that is designed to remove telecom
gear from China-based Huawei and ZTE from U.S. networks. Another $10 billion
from the auction—if available—would be used to help fund the transition from
legacy 911 systems to IP-based NG911 technology throughout the nation.

Meanwhile, a Republican-led bill introduced recently calls for funding only the
“rip and replace” initiative in addition to extending the FCC’s auction
authority.

Since the House passed the Spectrum Innovation Act in July, the Senate has
received significant letters from three entities about the NG911 aspect of the
bill from the National Emergency Number Association (NENA), the National
Association of State 911 Administrators (NASNA), and the Public Safety Next
Generation 911 Coalition.

NENA and NASNA both called for changes in administrative portions of Spectrum
Innovation Act., such as significant role for the 911 Implementation and
Coordination Office—a joint effort of the National Telecommunication and
Information Administration (NTIA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA)—instead of having the NTIA administer the grant program
on its own.

In addition, NENA and NASNA asked that the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security’s Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency continue its 911
cybersecurity role, as opposed to creating a new NG911 cybersecurity center that
is contemplated in the Spectrum Innovation Act.

Previously, the Public Safety Next Generation 911 Coalition sent a letter to key
senators that asks that NG911 legislation provide $15 billion—$5 billion more
funding than the $10 billion included in the House bill. The coalition letter
also asks that NTIA be allowed to borrow money to begin its grant program
quickly, instead of potentially waiting years for proceeds from an FCC auction
to be available.

 


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