With the U.S. Congress about to be taken control of by the Democratic Party, the head of the Department of Homeland Security -- Michael Chertoff -- has said that he would cooperate with Congress if the new, Democratic-controlled House and Senate pursue legislation to increase the supply of public-safety radio spectrum.This is no real surprise really, as companies that control much of that spectrum (or the government entities securing it) would like more business-friendly uses obviously. However, combined with the need to ensure federal, state and local first responders talking during emergencies is slightly more important, yes? In addition, these entities must be able to share bandwidth-hogging data and video communications at the time when it is most needed.
