Some of Jon Peha's Papers on Communications Systems for Homeland Security, Public Safety, Emergency Responders

• Federal Communications Commission (including then-Chief Technologist J. M. Peha), "National Broadband Plan, Chapter 16: Public Safety," March 2010.
• R. Hallahan and J. M. Peha, "The Business Case of a Nationwide Wireless Network that Serves both Public Safety and Commercial Subscribers," 37th Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Sept. 2009.
• J. M. Peha, "How America's Fragmented Approach to Public Safety Wastes Spectrum and Funding," 33rd Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Sept. 2005.
• R. Hallahan and J. M. Peha, "Analyzing the Tradeoffs of Policies for Public Safety Priority Access to Commercial Wireless Broadband Networks," 38th Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Sept. 2010.
• R. Hallahan and J. M. Peha, "Compensating Commercial Carriers for Public Safety Use: Pricing Options and the Financial Benefits and Risks," 39th Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Sept. 2011.
• J. A Manner, S. Newman, J. M. Peha, "The FCC Plan for a Public Safety Broadband Wireless Network," 38th Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Sept. 2010.
• R. Hallahan and J. M. Peha, "Quantifying the Costs of a Nationwide Broadband Public Safety Wireless Network," 36th Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Sept. 2008.
• J. M. Peha, A 'Successful' Policy for Public Safety Communications, Comments in the Matter of Implementing a Broadband Interoperable Public Safety Network in the 700 MHz Band, Federal Communications Commission PS Docket No. 06-229, May 26, 2008.
• J. M. Peha, Testimony before the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, Hearing on Innovations in Interoperability, March 2007.
• J. M. Peha, "A New Proposal for a Commercially-Run Nationwide Broadband System Serving Public Safety," Comments in the Matter of Implementing a Nationwide, Broadband, Interoperable Public Safety Network in the 700 MHz Band, Federal Communications Commission PS Docket No. 06-229 and WT Docket No. 96-86, Feb. 7, 2007.
• J. M. Peha, "The Need for Fundamental Reform in Public Safety Spectrum and Communications Policy." Presented at the New America Foundation, Oct. 2006. Audio and video of the event are available. (Note: there is substantial overlap with the 2007 Federal Communications Bar Journal paper. This has greater emphasis on proposals for spectrum use.)
• J. M. Peha, "Fundamental Reform in Public Safety Communications Policy," Federal Communications Bar Journal, June 2007. (Note: there is substantial overlap with the 2006 New America paper. This has greater emphasis on meeting public safety needs.)
• J. M. Peha, "Protecting Public Safety With Better Communications Systems," IEEE Communications, March 2005.
• J. M. Peha, "The Digital TV Transition: A Chance to Enhance Public Safety and Improve Spectrum Auctions," IEEE Communications.
• J. M. Peha, "Cellular Phones Failed Katrina Survivors; Congress Has a Solution," Washington Post, Sept. 15 2005.
• J. M. Peha, "A Secondary Broadband Provider for Public Safety," July 2007.
• J. M. Peha, speaker and moderator, transcript of " Three Years After 9/11: Connecting America's First Responders," Capitol Hill briefing, Sept. 2004.