In February 22, President Obama signed a piece of legislation that will allocate the D-Block to public safety. As part of the payroll tax cut extension compromise, a deal was reached on D-Block that includes

• D-Block allocation for public safety,
• funding ($7 billion) for a build-out of a nationwide public safety broadband network,
• a good governance structure, and
• preservation of the 700 megahertz (MHz) narrowband mission-critical voice spectrum.