D--Sources Sought for Wireless Services and Devices

The purpose of this notice is to post the government's response to industry questions. For a copy of the regional map, please send request to [email protected]. In addition, all questions regarding this modification and the original notice must be sent in writing to [email protected] Question- 1)10,000 user groups - I am assuming you mean 10,000 total units requiring 1,000,000 minutes of pooled airtime. Not all 10,000 in a group for push to talk capabilities. Yes, 10,000 total units requiring 1,000,000 minutes of pooled airtime. However, it is envisioned that the need may be for several of these 10,000 units requiring 1,000,000 minutes such as one such plan for each of the four Contential U.S. regions (Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, and Southwest). Question- 2) National presence of populations/ users to establish best coverage or if network build out required. Presence of populations probably isn't a good yardstick because not everyone on the insllation will have or is authorized a wireless device. A better estimate would be 170,000 users currently with a 5 percent annual growth.