Senator Charles Schumer today introduced the Device Theft Deterrence Act of 2012 (S.3186), which would make it a federal crime to tamper with the unique identification number of a cellphone. The following statement may be attributed to Tim McKone, AT&T Executive Vice President of Federal Relations: “AT&T applauds Senator Schumer for his efforts to help…
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Our New Website On Stolen Phone Safety
By Jim Bugel, AT&T Assistant Vice President, Public Safety and Homeland Security This week, we launched our new website to help better educate our customers on protecting their wireless devices and their personal information. You might recall that, just a few weeks ago, we joined our fellow wireless carriers, law enforcement, Senator Schumer and Chairman Genachowski…
Read More Our New Website On Stolen Phone SafetyProtecting Your Device, Protecting Your Information
By Jim Bugel, AT&T Assistant Vice President, Public Safety and Homeland Security The theft of wireless devices is a complicated issue that we take very seriously, which is why we were pleased to join Chairman Genachowski at the FCC’s event today and to be part of CTIA’s announcement on the wireless industry’s efforts to tackle…
Read More Protecting Your Device, Protecting Your InformationThe Value of Public-Private Partnerships
By Jim Bugel, AT&T Assistant Vice President, Public Safety and Homeland Security Yesterday, the Department of Homeland Security announced that AT&T is the first company to be certified under the Voluntary Private Sector Preparedness Program, or PS-Prep, which is a partnership between DHS and private entities and is administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency….
Read More The Value of Public-Private PartnershipsAT&T Statement on Chairman Walden’s Spectrum Bill
The following statement on the Jumpstarting Opportunity with Broadband Spectrum (JOBS) Act of 2011, unveiled today by Chairman Walden, may be attributed to Tim McKone, AT&T Executive Vice President of Federal Relations: “We are pleased to support this legislation focused on addressing one of the most pressing infrastructure problems facing our country – the need to…
Read More AT&T Statement on Chairman Walden’s Spectrum BillAT&T Statement on Lieberman, McCain Public Safety Bill
Senators Joe Lieberman and John McCain yesterday introduced the Broadband for First Responders Act of 2011, legislation that would allocate additional spectrum to public safety. The following statement may be attributed to Tim McKone, AT&T’s Executive Vice President of Federal Relations: “Senators Lieberman and McCain have introduced a thoughtful and comprehensive bill that lays out groundwork…
Read More AT&T Statement on Lieberman, McCain Public Safety BillAT&T on King, Thompson Public Safety Legislation
Congressman Peter T. King, Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, and Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson have introduced legislation (H.R. 607) to make more spectrum available to public safety for a nationwide wireless broadband network. The following statement may be attributed to AT&T Executive Vice President of Federal Relations Tim McKone: “Chairman King’s and…
Read More AT&T on King, Thompson Public Safety LegislationAT&T Statement on Chairman Rockefeller’s Public Safety Legislation
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, reintroduced the Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act (S. 28). The following statement may be attributed to Tim McKone, AT&T Executive Vice President-Federal Relations: “Chairman Rockefeller has long made public safety and national security a…
Read More AT&T Statement on Chairman Rockefeller’s Public Safety LegislationAT&T Statement on FCC’s E911 Location Accuracy Order
Washington, D.C. – The FCC today adopted an order that establishes performance benchmarks and an implementation schedule for wireless carriers when providing enhanced 9-1-1 (E911) location accuracy at the county level, instead of the current network-wide metric. In addition, the Commission released a further notice of proposed rulemaking and notice of inquiry to address various…
Read More AT&T Statement on FCC’s E911 Location Accuracy OrderAT&T Statement on Next Generation Public Safety Device Act of 2010
Background – Congresswoman Jane Harman has introduced the ‘‘Next Generation Public Safety Device Act of 2010,’’ legislation that directs NTIA to conduct competitions and award grants for the development of next generation public safety devices. The following statement may be attributed to AT&T Executive Vice President-Federal Relations Tim McKone: “We applaud Congresswoman Harman for introducing…
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