Funding Emergency Communications: Technology and Policy Considerations

Moore, Linda K.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Emergency communication systems;    Emergency management;    Telecommunication systems;    Emergency management;    Telecommunication;   

RP-ID  :  R41842
RP-ID  :  R41842_2011May27

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The 112th Congress is under renewed pressure to come to a decision about the assignment of a block of radio frequency spectrum licenses referred to as the D Block, and to provide a plan for federal support of broadband networks for emergency communications. The cost of constructing new networks (wireless and wireline) is estimated by experts to be in the tens of billions of dollars over the long term, with similarly large sums needed for maintenance and operation. Identifying money for federal support in the current climate of budget constraints provides a challenge to policy makers. The greater challenge, however, may be to assure that funds are spent effectively toward the national goals that Congress sets.