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Board approves site-access agreement for Bay Area 700 MHz public-safety broadband network
Summary
Supervisors voted to approve a site-access and use agreement tied to the regional Bay Area 700 megahertz public-safety broadband system, moving San Francisco into a joint regional network project that will begin as a data system and could support voice later. The measure passed 9-1.
The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a site-access and use agreement enabling San Francisco to participate in the Bay Area Regional Interoperable Communications System(BayWeb) for the 700 megahertz public-safety broadband spectrum.
The resolution authorizes a 12-year agreement for site access and management with Motorola related to the Bay Area 700 MHz public-safety broadband infrastructure. City information-technology and emergency-management officials told the board the system will begin as a dedicated data network for public-safety agencies, enabling images and video transfer between responders, and could be phased to include voice communications in later years.
Why it matters: Project proponents said the infrastructure funding offered through federal grants and vendor agreements presents an opportunity to build a regional dedicated public-safety data network that could…
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