Update March 25, 2004

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Website siec.id.gov

• Update (March 25, 2004)
• by Joe Roche
• Funding
• State Microwave System
• 700 MHz State License

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Funding . . . From "NLECTC Outreach Manager"
ltoutreachmanager_at_law-west.orggt Date 03/16/2004
939AM Subject March 15, 2004 Volume 10,
Number 6. JUSTICE INFORMATION   FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES  Interoperable Voice
Communications and Information Sharing
Funding.   Deadline April 27, 2004. "Interoperabl
e Voice Communication and Information Sharing
Research and Development, FY 2004" (14 pp.)
(online only) seeks proposals for research in and
development and/or demonstration of emerging
technology solutions for interoperable voice
communications and information sharing for use
by public safety agencies. (NIJ) Access full text
at http//www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/nij/sl000666.pd
f or http//www.ncjrs.org/txtfiles1/nij/sl000666.t
xt  

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Funding (continued) . . . From GCN Update
ltgcn_at_eletters.postnewsweektech.comgt Date
03/10/2004 1000AM Subject Homeland Security
advances interoperability (GCN gov IT news)   GCN
Update March 10, 2004   DHS WILL TIE NEW GRANTS
TO INTEROPERABILITY STANDARDS To improve voice
and data interoperability among state and local
first-response systems, the Homeland Security
Department plans to require governments seeking
grants for such applications to adhere to
specific technical standards and
protocols. http//www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updat
es/25215-1.html
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State Microwave System Customers State
Agencies Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Land
Management Bonneville Power Administration Feder
al Aviation Administration Federal Bureau of
Investigation Immigration and Naturalization
Services NOAA/National Weather ServiceState
Communications Site Customers Bonner County
Sheriff Custer County Sheriff Franklin County
EMS Idaho County Road Bridge Idaho County
Sheriff Nez Perce County Sheriff
INEEL South Idaho Timber Protective Assoc.
US Forest Service Idaho Power Company Utah
Power Light Washington County Sheriff Adams
County Sheriff New Meadows School District
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The 700 MHz State License in perspective . . .
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• Major Policy Goals of Geographic Area Licensing .
  . .
• Promote interstate cooperative arrangements.
• Promote greater spectrum efficiency.
• Afford greater operational flexibility
  simplified system expansion.
• Conditions of the License . . .
• Provide substantial service to 1/3rd of the
  population or territory by January 1, 2012.
• Provide substantial service to 2/3rds of the
  population or territory by January 1, 2017.
• Unused State License spectrum will revert to
  General Use.