A new coalition of public-safety, critical-infrastructure-industry (CII) and telecom entities today announced its launch, as well as its support of local control of 4.9 GHz spectrum—a position that opposes a proposal that would license the mid-band spectrum to FirstNet Authority throughout the nation.

Known as the Coalition for Emergency Response and Critical Infrastructure (CERCI), the coalition’s founding members are the Major Cities Chiefs Association, National Sheriffs Association, Competitive Carriers Association, Edison Electric Institute (EEI), T-Mobile, Verizon, and UScellular, according to a coalition press release…