Subject: [NEXTEL-1] United States Conference of Mayors- "The sale of 800 Mhz radio bands to the private sector should be prohibited."

From: [email-masked]
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 09:54:56 -0400

AMERICA'S CITIES
December 2001

The United States Conference of Mayors
Marc H. Morial, Mayor of New Orleans, President

MAYORS' SUMMIT RECOMMENDATIONS

Within 36 hours of the terrorist attack, Conference of Mayors President Marc Morial issued a call for the federalization of all airport security screening services. The mayors' organization quickly formed bipartisan task forces on airport security, coordination of federal and local law enforcement, and water system security. It also conducted two national webcasts on biological and chemical terrorism, and its executive committee held regular conference calls to guide the organization's overall response - a response that included a Mayors Emergency Safety and Security Summit held October 23-25 in Washington. 

This event brought together more than 200  mayors, police chiefs, fire chiefs, emergency managers and public health officials from cities across the nation for briefings by top federal officials and for the sharing of information on "best practices" in safety and security.

This document, A National Action Plan for Safety and Security in America's Cities, is the product of this national summit and contains the recommendations of the summit participants in four priority areas: transportation security, emergency preparedness, federal-local law enforcement, and economic security.

It is important to understand that while the fourth area, economic security, is viewed as the ultimate goal for the nation, it is that cannot be achieved in the absence of the first three. That is, securing our transportation system, maximizing our emergency response capability and coordinating our law enforcement response to threats and incidents at all levels are viewed as prerequisites to eliminating the anxiety that has accelerated the nation's economic downturn, and to achieving economic security for the nation.

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Communications/Technology
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o The sale of 800 mgHerz radio bands to the private sector should be prohibited.  There should be federal support for the development of needed equipment and infrastructure for 800 mgHerz communications systems that would allow communication among EMS, fire and police as well as railroads, public works or other entities that may be involved in an incident.

http://www.usmayors.org/uscm/news/press_releases/documents/ActionPlan_121101.pdf

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