FCC Names First ERIC Director

Bob Pavlak, RF and network engineering consultant for the District of Columbia has been appointed the FCC's first permanent director of the Emergency Response Interoperability Center (ERIC).

The center was established to provide technical guidelines for the proposed 700 MHz broadband network for first responders.  Pavlak, a 30 year telecommunications veteran, is head of Network CFI, an engineering management contractor for public safety broadeband projects in the D.C. area.  His position officially starts November 7th. 

Read more at MissionCritical Communications.