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Sprint Nextel and LightSquared Announce Spectrum Hosting and Network Services Agreement

July 28, 2011

RESTON, Va., and OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – LightSquared and Sprint Nextel announced today they have entered into a 15-year agreement that includes spectrum hosting and network services, 4G wholesale, and 3G roaming. This spectrum hosting arrangement leverages Sprint’s investment in its innovative, multi-year Network Vision plan.

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Operations

LESA’s Allen Fenner: The Personal Side

July 28, 2011

In its monthly director’s report, LESA (Law Enforcement Support Agency) in Tacoma, Wash., recently profiled Allen Fenner, a LARIAT tactical analysis coordinator (TAC), who is a former police officer of 29 years. In his current position, he monitors incoming 9-1-1 calls and quickly coordinates background data on the response area, information given by calltakers, suspect identifications, aliases and their associations.

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Technology

Insidious Interference

July 28, 2011

Dear Radiohead: Recently, my agency had interference on our radio system. For a few days, it was so bad we couldn’t hear our patrol units, but we could hear units from a department 200 miles away. Then the problem just disappeared. What gives?

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Industry

City Disappointed with County Approval of PSAP Proposal

July 28, 2011

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. — During its regular meeting Tuesday, the Alamogordo City Commission voted down a proposal from the New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration to resolve the PSAP consolidation issue, a point of contention between local officials and the state for nearly a decade.

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Franklin County Delays New 9-1-1 Center by at Least a Year

July 27, 2011

FARMINGTON, Maine — A plan to build a new emergency 911 dispatch center for Franklin County will not be ready to go before voters until next year at the earliest, instead of this fall as some county officials had previously hoped. Commissioners decided last week to have a building committee review the project before presenting it to voters. The committee will consist of county officials and at least one community member.

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Product & Service Announcements

Industry Experts Join PSA Leadership for a Discussion on Wireless Spectrum and Public Safety

July 25, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On July 28, just two months in advance of the 10th anniversary of 9/11, the Public Safety Alliance will hold a discussion on wireless spectrim and public safety that will shed light on the importance of building a 20 MHz nationwide, interoperable public safety broadband network immediately from technical, operational and economic perspectives.

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Industry

City Asks County to Evaluate Police Dispatching

July 25, 2011

LEBANON, Pa. — Police calls in Lebanon may soon be handled by the county. Currently, police calls in the city are handled by the Lebanon police department’s own dispatcher.

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Industry

York County to Spend $84K on Cellphone Tower Accuracy

July 25, 2011

YORK COUNTY, Pa. — York County has hired a State College-based firm to ensure the county’s cellphone towers are detecting accurate locations for individuals calling 9-1-1 to report emergencies.

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Industry

Texas Law Enforcement Agencies Seek Grant for Cameras

July 22, 2011

Abilene, Texas — The Abilene Police Department and the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office have applied for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Grant Program, seeking nearly $60,000 that would be split between the two agencies.

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Webster Police Launch New Alert, Tip System

July 22, 2011

Webster, Ma. — The Webster police department is launching the second generation of its Community Notification System, a new interactive way to keep the community connected and informed through opt-in e-mail, text message and web-published public safety alerts.

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