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Preparedness response and communications will come to order. The subcommittee is meeting today to receive testimony on the state of First Responder communications. I now recognize myself for an Opening Statement. I want to welcome all witnesses here this morning on an issue that is vital to our Homeland Security. The ability of our First Responders to communicate. As noted in the 2006 national interoperable baseline survey, there is a, quote, direct correlation between effective communications, interoperatedability and First Responders ability to save lives, end quote. In my hometown of new yo...

Att and the Virginia Office of Public Safety. This is an hour and 40 minutes. It is precisely 10 00 a. M. Good morning and the subcommittee will come to order. Good morning. The subcommittee comes to order. The exciting efforts to deploy the nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network. Im glad to convene this hearing and i look forward to the attendance and a moment to from my different friend and Ranking Member mr. Schatz. In 2012 congress created the First Responder Network Authority to lead the development of a nationwide interoperable Public Safety Broadband Network in the United States. Wi...

Behalf of the entire staff welcome. As you can see we have cspan tv with us this evening. D so if you have a question, to be heard it would really be great if you could make your way to the microphone right there. And, before you come up to get your books signed, our staff would be very grateful if you could fold up the chairs youre way in lean them against something signed our staff would be very grateful if you could fold up the chairs and leaned them against something that wont fall over. So by way of introducing this evenings guest let me just say there is a lot of talk these days about th...

For a long time on land mobile systems, and they serve a great purpose, but theyre very focused on Voice Technology and most of us are leveraging what broadband can do. In the back of an ambulance or police and fire, the unique things that could be done to enhance safety and security if you were able to leverage broadband for Public Safety day in and day out. Host so is, mr. Kennedy, whats the current status of firstnet . Is it online . Is it available for First Responders at this point . Guest firstnet wan created in 2012 with the act in february of 2012 but we recently have really moved from...

I believe i can to the extent its not privileged. I would imagine it shouldnt be privileged but id be surprised if a document like that would be privileged. Im sure we can work out a situation where you can provide that to us. Okay. But it may well be in terms we dont need filled out one, just blank one to see what kind of questions you are asking. I would ask, have a moment hcr working with ice reviewing the form. I dont know where that process is but i know the form has been subject people have had a look at it. I think its googleable even if the government doesnt release it. It is a public ...