* Enhance the safety of the American people by providing every first responder with access to a nationwide, wireless, interoperable public safety network.

According to the FCC, the Plan was mandated by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in February 2009 and produced by an FCC task force that "set new precedents for government openness, transparency, and rigor." Information for the plan was gathered in 36 public workshops, nine field hearings, and 31 public notices that produced 75,000 pages of public comments. The debate went online with 131 blogposts that triggered 1,489 comments; 181 ideas on IdeaScale garnering 6,100 votes; 69,500 views on YouTube; and 335,000 Twitter followers. The task force augmented this voluminous record with independent research and data-gathering.

The full executive summary pdf can be downloaded .