We are happy to report that Section 902 of the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021,” which awaits the President’s signature, includes provisions that repeal the prior requirement that the T-Band be reallocated from public safety use and direct the FCC to take additional steps to combat 9-1-1 fee diversion. After years of intense effort on the part of APCO and other public safety groups, public safety agencies will continue to be able to use the T-Band to serve their mission-critical communications needs. APCO was pleased to work with congressional staff on legislative language related to 9-1-1 fee diversion that was paired with the T-Band provision as part of a critical compromise.