iwce town hall · 2016-05-06 · iwce town hall march 24, 2016 marsha macbride acting associate...
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IWCETownHallMarch24,2016
MarshaMacBrideActingAssociateAdministrator
OfficeofPublicSafetyCommunications(OPSC)
PatrickSullivanPolicyAdvisor
CarolynDunnSNAPP Director
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OfficeOfPublicSafetyCommunications(OPSC)
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üNTIA’sdutiesundertheMiddleClassTaxReliefandJobCreationActof2012(theAct),whichcreatedFirstNet.
üAdministergrantprogramsrelatedtopublicsafetycommunications.
OPSCPriorities
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OPSCActivities
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Statutoryoversightresponsibilitiesinclude:
• ReviewandApprovalofFirstNetFees• StateandLocalImplementationGrantProgram(SLIGP)
Formoreinformation:IWCESession:GettingandUsingGrantMoneyFridayat9:45am
• SpectrumNegotiationandAlternativePlanningProgram(SNAPP)
• NextGeneration911GrantProgram
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• FirstNetmustensurethebuilding,operation,andmaintenanceofaNationwidePublicSafetyBroadbandNetwork(NPSBN).
• FirstNetmayassess:• Networkuserfees;• SpectrumleasefeesrelatedtonetworkcapacityunderCoveredLeasingAgreements;• Feesfromaccesstooruseofanyequipmentorinfrastructureconstructedorotherwiseownedby
FirstNet.
• ThetotalamountofFirstNet’sfeesmustbesufficient,butshallnotexceedtheamountnecessary,torecoupFirstNet’stotalexpensesincarryingoutitsdutiesundertheAct.
• FirstNet’sfeesmustbereviewedbyNTIA,andmayonlybeassessed ifapprovedbyNTIA.
• TheActencouragespartnershipsthatcouldproducenon-feebasedsupporttoFirstNet.
FirstNetFees- RelevantStatutoryProvisions
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FirstNetFees- NoticeofProposedRulemaking(NPRM)• Focus:NTIAproposesafeereviewapproachcompatible withFirstNet’sneedtooperateinacompetitive marketplace.
• Scope:Examines whetherthefeesare,inaggregateandincombinationwithnon-feerevenue,sufficient,butnotinexcess of,thefundsneeded forFirstNettocarryoutitsstatutoryobligations.
• Methodology: NTIAwillutilizeFirstNet’sregularbudget,audit,andaccountingoutputsandretrospectively examine priorfiscalyearactualrevenuesandexpenses.
• FeesReviewed:StatuteauthorizesNTIAreviewofonlythreetypesoffees;non-feerevenuereviewedaspartofbudgetprocess.
• NTIAproposes tonotevaluate thereasonableness, orsimilar subjective attributes, ofthespecific feesproposedbyFirstNet.
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FirstNetFees– RegulatoryPath
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• TheNPRMsoughtinputonNTIA’soveralldirectionofreviewandapprovalofFirstNet-proposedfees.
• NTIAwillissueadditionalnoticesreflectingoncommentsreceivedaswellasadditionalissuesforpubliccomment.
NPRM
StakeholderInput
FurtherProceedings
FurtherStakeholderInput
FinalRulesonFeeReviewandApprovalProcess
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TheActrequiresthatFirstNet’sNPSBNwillconsist ofacorenetworkandaradioaccessnetwork(RAN)that linkstothecoretoensure asingle,interoperable nationwide network.
Toobtainspectrum fromFirstNetandgetagrantforRANconstruction,astatemustdemonstrate toNTIAthatithastheability tobuild,operate,maintain,andimproveaRANthat interoperateswiththeNPSBN.
Statesandterritoriesmaydecide to“opt-out”ofFirstNet constructionoftheRANintheirstate. Iftheyopt-out,statesacceptresponsibility toconstruct,operate,maintain,andimprovetheirownRANthatstillmustconnecttotheFirstNetcore.
SpectrumNegotiationandAlternativePlanningProgram(SNAPP)- Background
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SNAPP– UnderstandingtheProcess
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SNAPP– UnderstandingtheProgram
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• SNAPP isdesignedforstatesandterritoriesthat seektoconstruct,operate,maintain,andimprove theRANintheirstate.
• Statesmust applytoNTIAfortherighttoenterintonegotiationsforspectrumleaseagreementwithFirstNetandtheymay applyforagranttogotowardsthecostofbuildingtheRAN.
• Therewillbeoneapplicationandsetofcriteriaregardlessofwhetherastateappliesforoneorboth.
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SNAPP– ThePublicNotice
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TheNoticediscussesthe 5showingsastatemustmaketoreceive therighttoenterintospectrumleasewithFirstNetandobtainpotentialRANConstructiongrant:• TechnicalcapabilityandfundingtooperateandsupportthestateRAN;• AbilitytomaintainongoinginteroperabilitywithFirstNet’snationwidenetwork;• Abilitytocompletetheprojectwithincomparabletimelines;• CosteffectivenessoftheStateAlternativePlan;and• Comparablesecurity,coverage,andqualityofservicetotheFirstNetStatePlan.
NTIAwill releaseaPublicNotice regardingSNAPPthatwill outlinestatutorycriteriafromtheAct
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MarshaMacBrideActingAssociateAdministrator
PatrickSullivanPolicyAdvisor
CarolynDunnSNAPPDirector