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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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FY2003 Budget Summary

NARROWBAND COMMUNICATIONS
(Dollars in thousands)

Perm. Pos.FTEAmount
2001 Actuals
12
7
$107,086
2002 Appropriation
12
12
94,615
Adjustments to base:
    Transfers of foreign operations costs to FBI and DEA
...
...
-10,205
    Increases (See p. 31)
...
...
4,844
2003 Current Services
12
12
89,254
    Program Improvements (detailed below)
...
...
60,000
2003 Request
12
12
149,254
    FRHB Costs
...
...
38
2003 Total request
12
12
149,292

        2002 Appropriation2003 Current Services2003 RequestProgram Improvements
Comparison by activity and programPerm. Pos.FTEAmountPerm. Pos.FTEAmountPerm. Pos.FTEAmountPerm. Pos.FTEAmount
   Narrowband Communications
12
12
$94,615
12
12
$89,254
12
12
$149,254
...
...
$60,000
        FRHB Costs
...
...
35
...
...
38
...
...
38
...
...
...
    Grand Total
12
12
94,650
12
12
89,292
12
12
149,292
...
...
60,000

Program ImprovementsPerm. Pos.FTEAmount

Narrowband Investment

...
...
$60,000

Widely available, reliable wireless communication (e.g., radios) is essential to public safety.  Furthermore, Federal Government agencies are required by 47 U.S.C. 903(d)(1) to make more efficient use of their radio spectrum.  The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is implementing regulations that require all federal spectrum users to narrow by one-half, the bandwidth used to transmit radio signals by 2005 for Very High Frequency (VHF), and 2008 for Ultra High Frequency (UHF).

This appropriation funds the Department's consolidated approach to address our narrowband communication needs.  The program improvements for 2003 reflects an increase of $60 million, which will be devoted entirely to new narrowband investments in radio infrastructure for New York and the Northern/Southwestern borders.
 

Total Program Improvements, Narrowband Communications

...
...
$60,000

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