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== Background == | == Background == | ||
Occasionally a volunteer requests that PBEM provide a letter of authorization to purchase commercial access to cellular network priority for personal device(s) in case of emergency. Upon first examination, | Occasionally a volunteer requests that PBEM provide a letter of authorization to purchase commercial access to cellular network priority for personal device(s) in case of emergency. [https://youtu.be/5ZUaYJgnABQ The tubes] in public communication networks can become overwhelmed with data and voice traffic, and inhibit emergency response. Upon first examination, providing PBEM volunteers with access to reserved bandwidth makes sense because they are critical responders when emergencies occur. That is especially true after a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake, which is expected to disable or at least significantly degrade communication systems. However, it's not that simple because that bandwidth is a limited resource. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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=== .gov === | === .gov === | ||
FirstNet originated in 2012 as a government initiative to establish a $7 billion interoperable public safety broadband network. In this article we are addressing a portion of the commercial cellular architecture intended to deliver priority service to emergency responders in the wake of a disaster | FirstNet originated in 2012 as a government initiative to establish a $7 billion interoperable public safety broadband network. In this article we are addressing a portion of the commercial cellular architecture intended to deliver priority service to emergency responders in the wake of a disaster. | ||
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