NG911 funding not part of Republican bill to support FCC auction authority, ‘rip and replace’ effort (D.C.)

A Republican senator this week introduced a bill calling for a mid-band spectrum auction with proceeds being used to fund the FCC’s “rip and replace” program, but—unlike legislation passed by the House—the current language would not provide any funding for next-generation 911 (NG911) deployments.

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