On Oct. 26,  John Walsh, Host of America’s Most Wanted and leading child protection advocate, asked Congress to help “first preventers” save and better protect the lives of our children, elderly and special needs communities from crime and health threats by creating a real-time, mission-critical nationwide broadband network.

“The House has to get a conscience, and the Energy and Commerce Committee has to bring it to a vote,” Walsh said. “This is a no-brainer.” For additional details, check out the technology blog in THE HILLS .

John Walsh gives his remarks during one of many Department of Justice Press Conferences.

Dick Mirgon, former APCO International president and Charles Dowd, deputy chief of New York City Police Department, joined Walsh during the press conference encouraging Congress to swiftly pass legislation that allocates the D Block spectrum to public safety.

About PSA

The Public Safety Alliance is a partnership with the nation’s leading public safety associations, which includes the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the International Association of Fire Chiefs, the National Sheriffs’ Association, the Major Cities Chiefs Association, the Major County Sheriffs’ Association, the Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association, the National Emergency Management Association and the National Association of State EMS Officials. The partnership is operated as a program of APCO International. To read more about public safety communications and the creation of a Public Safety Broadband Network, visit www.psafirst.org.