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IAFC Urges Members to Take D Block Action

The IAFC is encouraging its members to contact representatives on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and ask them to vote to pass the amendment to allocate the D Block to public safety or oppose the final passage of the bill, if it does not allocate the D Block to public safety.

On Tuesday, Oct. 4, the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications and Technology is expected to consider spectrum legislation that would set up the governance body and authorize some funding to establish a wireless broadband network for public safety. The bill does not, in its current form, allocate the 10 MHz of the D Block to public safety, but amendment will be offered to fix this bill and allocate the D Block to public safety.

The IAFC is encouraging its members to contact the following representatives on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and ask them to vote to pass the amendment to allocate the D Block to public safety or oppose the final passage of the bill, if it does not allocate the D Block to public safety.

  • Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.): 202-225-5330
  • Brian Bilbray (R-Calif.): 202-225-0508
  • Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.): 202-225-2931
  • Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.): 202-225-3501
  • Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.): 202-225-3635
  • Steve Scalise (R-La.): 202-225-3015
  • Mike Rogers (R-Mich.): 202-225-4872
  • Charlie Bass (R-N.H.): 202-225-5206
  • Bob Latta (R-Ohio: 202-225-6405

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