# Presentation: 724620

## Annual Report—2007

**Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau**

- Presentation to the Commission
-  January 17, 2008

## Mission

- To collaborate with the public safety community, industry and other  government entities to license, facilitate, restore and recover communications services used by the citizens of the United States, including first responders, before, during and after emergencies by disseminating critical information to the public and by implementing the Commission’s policy initiatives.

- Annual Report—2007

- Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau

## Mission Priorities

-   Policy
-   Emergency Preparedness and Response
-   Critical Infrastructure Protection
-   Clearinghouse

- Annual Report—2007

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## Policy—Orders and Licenses

- Annual Report—2007

- Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau

-   28 Commission-level orders released
-   69 Bureau-level orders released
-   113 Public Notices issued
-   29,442 public safety licenses granted
-   1,610 STAs granted

## Policy—E911 and Location Accuracy

- Annual Report—2007

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-   June 2007
- NPRM on location accuracy for wireless and VoIP 911 service
-   November 2007
- Report and Order requiring wireless carriers to meet location accuracy requirements at the PSAP-level within five years

## Policy—700 MHz Public Safety Band

- Annual Report—2007

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-   August 2007
- 700 MHz Order established unique public safety/private partnership for a nationwide, interoperable public safety broadband network
-   November 2007
- Selection of Public Safety Broadband Licensee

## Policy—800 MHz Rebanding

- Annual Report—2007

- Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau

-  	May 2007 - Minimum Cost Order issued
-   September 2007 - Required Sprint to clear spectrum for public 	safety
-   November 2007 - NPRM for Canadian Border Region; 	progress on Mexican issue
-   2007 - Issued 32 orders resolving Sprint /public safety 	rebanding disputes and issues

## Policy—Other Initiatives

- Annual Report—2007

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-   Public Alert and Warning
-   Katrina Panel Recommendations
-   Communications Assistance to Law Enforcement Act 	(CALEA)

## Preparedness and Response—Planning

- Annual Report—2007

- Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau

-  	Partnered with DHS to develop Federal emergency 	communications response plans
-   Partnered with FEMA to develop six State emergency plans
-   Managed Commission participation in “Pinnacle” National 	Emergency Exercise

## Preparedness and Response—Operations

- Annual Report—2007

- Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau

-   Partnered with NCS to develop and conduct ten-day  	 	emergency communications response training.
-   Trained 150 Federal agents from seven agencies.
-   Participants from Louisiana Governor’s Office and four Parishes.
-   Classroom; Exercise; Equipment Demos; Field Visits
-   Developed improved HFDF geo-location technology in 	partnership with Federal research lab.
-   Partnered with EB to develop remote spectrum analysis system 	to identify damaged radio systems during disasters (Roll Call).

## Preparedness and Response—Communications

- Annual Report—2007

- Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau

-   Partnered with NCS to expand the public safety community’s 	use of the Priority Communications Services:
-   Government Emergency Telecommunications Service (GETS)  			20% growth
-   Wireless Priority Service (WPS)                                                 			52% growth
-   Telecommunications Service Priority (TSP)                               			101% increase for Healthcare sector                                        		58% increase for State and local governments

## Critical Infrastructure Protection

- Annual Report—2007

- Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau

-   Network Outage Reporting System (NORS)
- Monitored and analyzed outage information for wireline, wireless,
- 	E911, satellite, and high capacity facilities.
- 844 network and approximately 150 E911 outages assigned to technical experts for detailed tracking and analysis and carrier follow-up.
-   Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS)
- Web-based system that collects situational awareness information on network status during disasters.
- Currently contains contact information on 1233 entities

## Clearinghouse—Overview

- Annual Report—2007

-   PSHSB officials made presentations at 66 events
-   Total audience of 43,900
-   Responded to 440 telephone and email inquiries from the 	public safety community and state and local governments
-   Held 4 Summits:
-   First Responders Summit:  April 20
-   Public Safety Spectrum Summit:  June 1
-   Communications Network Surge Management Summit:  Sept. 25
-   FCC/HHS Health Care Summit: Nov. 1

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## Clearinghouse—Website Additions

-   20 Emergency Communications Plans for States and Hospitals
-   9 Emergency Communications Planning Guidelines
-   13 FAQs for Telecommunications Service Priority (TSP)
-   4 Enrollment Guides for TSP
-   5 New or Revised Emergency Alert System Handbooks
-   3 Chief Engineer’s “Tech Topics”

- Annual Report—2007

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## Clearinghouse—Monthly Website Hits

- Annual Report—2007

- Total Hits CY 2007: 276,100

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## Goals for 2008

- Annual Report—2007

- Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau

-   Enhancing PSHSB Clearinghouse
-   Expediting 800 MHz Rebanding
-   Implementing 700 MHz Order
-   Completing Implementation of 9/11 Act
-   Vulnerability Assessment/Emergency Back-Up Communications Evaluation
-   Joint Advisory Committee Report on Emergency Medical/Public Health 	Communications
-   Cross-Border Reports
-   Concluding the WARN Act and EAS Proceedings
-   Emphasizing Communications Emergency Response Planning
-   Leading Commission Efforts on the National Level Exercise 08

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