Some of Jon Peha's Papers on Communications Systems for
Homeland Security, Public Safety, Emergency Responders
This list is out of date. For a more recent list, see
http://users.ece.cmu.edu/~peha/papers.html#PublicSafety
- Federal Communications Commission (including then-Chief Technologist J. M. Peha),
"National Broadband Plan, Chapter 16: Public Safety,"
March 2010.
- J. M. Peha,
"A Public Private Approach to Public Safety Communications: The best way to make
rapid and affordable progress in implementing the government's FirstNet plan is to
start by taking advantage of the existing commercial infrastructure,"
Issues in Science and Technology , National Academy Press, Summer 2013.
Also in HTML.
- J. M. Peha,
"How America's Fragmented Approach to Public Safety Wastes Spectrum and Funding,"
33rd Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Sept. 2005.
Expanded journal version in
Telecommunications Policy .
- R. Hallahan and J. M. Peha,
"The Business Case of a Nationwide Wireless Network that Serves both Public Safety and Commercial Subscribers,"
37th Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Sept. 2009.
Expanded journal version in
Telecommunications Policy .
- R. Hallahan and J. M. Peha,
"Enabling Public Safety Priority Use of Commercial Wireless Networks,"
Homeland Security Affairs Journal, August 2013.
Also in HTML.
Related to
"Analyzing the Tradeoffs of Policies for Public Safety Priority Access to Commercial Wireless Broadband Networks,"
38th Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, 2010.
- R. Hallahan and J. M. Peha,
"Compensating Commercial Carriers for Public Safety Use: Pricing Options and the Financial Benefits and Risks,"
39th Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Sept. 2011.
- J. A Manner, S. Newman, J. M. Peha,
"The FCC Plan for a Public Safety Broadband Wireless Network,"
38th Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Sept. 2010.
- R. Hallahan and J. M. Peha,
"Quantifying the Costs of a Nationwide Broadband Public Safety Wireless Network,"
36th Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Sept. 2008.
Expanded journal version in
Telecommunications Policy .
- J. M. Peha,
A 'Successful' Policy for Public Safety Communications,
Comments in the Matter of
Implementing a Broadband Interoperable Public Safety Network in the 700 MHz Band,
Federal Communications Commission PS Docket No. 06-229, May 26, 2008.
- J. M. Peha,
Testimony before the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet,
Hearing on Innovations in Interoperability, March 2007.
- J. M. Peha,
"A New Proposal for a Commercially-Run
Nationwide Broadband System Serving Public Safety,"
Comments in the Matter of
Implementing a Nationwide, Broadband, Interoperable Public Safety Network in the 700 MHz Band,
Federal Communications Commission
PS Docket No. 06-229 and WT Docket No. 96-86, Feb. 7, 2007.
- J. M. Peha,
"The Need for Fundamental Reform in Public Safety Spectrum
and Communications Policy."
Presented at the New America Foundation, Oct. 2006.
Audio and video of the event are available.
(Note: there is substantial overlap with the 2007 Federal
Communications Bar Journal paper. This
has greater emphasis on proposals for spectrum use.)
- J. M. Peha,
"Fundamental Reform in Public Safety Communications Policy,"
Federal Communications Bar Journal, June 2007.
(Note: there is substantial overlap with the 2006 New America paper. This
has greater emphasis on meeting public safety needs.)
- J. M. Peha,
"Protecting Public Safety With Better Communications Systems,"
IEEE Communications, March 2005.
- J. M. Peha,
"The Digital TV Transition: A Chance to Enhance Public Safety and Improve Spectrum Auctions,"
IEEE Communications.
- J. M. Peha,
"Cellular Phones Failed Katrina Survivors; Congress Has a Solution,"
Washington Post, Sept. 15 2005.
Also in PDF.
- J. M. Peha,
"A Secondary Broadband Provider for Public Safety,"
July 2007.
- J. M. Peha,
"Improving Public Safety Communications,"
Issues in Science and Technology, National Academy Press, vol. 23, no. 2, Winter 2006-7, pp. 61-8.
- J. M. Peha, speaker and moderator, transcript of
" Three Years After 9/11: Connecting America's First Responders,"
Capitol Hill briefing, Sept. 2004.
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