EXECUTIVE BRANCH VIEWS ON PUBLIC SAFETY, HOMELANDSECURITY AND CYBERSECURITY ELEMENTS OF A NATIONALBROADBAND PLAN

December 2009

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION 1II. PUBLIC SAFETY 2A. Public Safety Agencies’ Use of Broadband Today 3B. Public Safety’s Needs for Wireless Broadband Networks and Applications 61. Tactical Applications 62. Requirements 63. Role of Commercial Networks 74. Convergence of Voice and Data 105. Funding Models 11C. Mobile Wireless Broadband Networks Lessons Learned 121. The Role of Partnerships 122. Taking Advantage of Federal Procurement Vehicles 133. Leveraging Commercial End-User Devices 13D. The Role of Commercial Broadband Service Providers 14E. Expected Bandwidth Use for Public Safety 14F. Ensuring Interoperability Among Public Safety Broadband Systems 15G. Convergence of Mobile Broadband Data and Voice Networks 17H. Conclusion 18III. NEXT GENERATION 911 (NG911) 18A. The NG911 Elements of the National Broadband Plan 18B. Broadband Infrastructure Requirements 19C. NG911 Technical Standards 19D. Deployment of NG911 Technologies and Services 20E. Regulatory Roadblocks for NG911 Deployment 20F. Technologies for Automatic Location Identification 21G. Enabling Emerging Internet Applications 21H. Conclusions and Recommendations 22

iiIV. CYBERSECURITY ELEMENTS OF THE NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN 23A. Cybersecurity Challenges Require Unique, Internet-aware Solutions 23B. Federal Government Activities Relating to Cybersecurity 251. Domestic Operations 262. International Operations 27C. Existing Market Incentives for Commercial Communications Providers 291. Communications Providers’ Implementation of Cybersecurity Measures 292. Cybersecurity Best Practices Implemented by Communications Providers 303. Wireless Network and Handset Features to Combat Cyber Attacks 304. Cybersecurity Education and Other Activities 31D. The Commission’s Role in Cybersecurity 31E. The Federal Role in Cybersecurity 32F. Conclusion 33V. A PATH FORWARD 33