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Silent Key … Joseph Y. Nasser Jr. in Memoriam
December 29, 2011APCO International mourns the loss of Joseph Y. Nasser Jr., PhD, past president of APCO International (1986-1987). Nasser, of Tallahassee,…
Read full article9-1-1 to Be Its Own Department
December 29, 2011Mayor Dewey Bartlett announced Tuesday that the city’s 911 system will become its own department and work closely with fire and police officials. The 911 system, which has been under the Information Technology Department, will become the 911 Public Safety Communication Department with “its own management, its own failure and its own accountability,” Bartlett said during a news conference at City Hall.
Read full articleFull Speed Ahead — A Code 1, Perhaps? — For Emergency Service Upgrade
December 29, 2011ELKADER, Iowa – With the help of two Assistance to Firefighters grants, Clayton County emergency communications is undergoing a significant update. Phase I, of the three-phase project, is finished, includes simulcast paging and interoperability repeaters for emergency personnel.
Read full articleLegislation Would Make Copper Theft a Felony
December 29, 2011Under the cover of darkness, thieves sneak up a telephone pole hoping to make off with valuable copper wire. In the process, the nocturnal bandits disrupt telephone lines. This not only inconveniences those served by them, but it puts residents at risk if they need to call police, or 911 to get an ambulance, in a personal crisis, says Delegate Gary Howell, R-Mineral.
Read full articleReview of the Emergency Alert System
December 29, 2011SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission amends its rules governing the Emergency Alert System (EAS) rules to extend the deadline for EAS Participants to be able to receive Common Alerting Protocol (CAP)-formatted EAS alerts to no later than June 30, 2012. This is intended to provide EAS Participants with time to comply with any new CAP-based revisions to the Commission’s rules.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Effective December 27, 2011.
Read full articleLightSquared Files Petition for Declaratory Ruling, Asks FCC to Confirm Its Rights as Spectrum Licensee
December 20, 2011RESTON, Va. – December 20, 2011 – LightSquared today asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to confirm LightSquared’s right to…
Read full articleInFlight 911 Service Will Offer ‘Aircraft-Wide’ Audio / Video Communication During Flights
December 20, 2011InFlight Labs, LLC, announced today it is adding the industry’s first aircraft-wide InFlight 911 Audio / Video Recording System to its InFlight Emergency Services portfolio. “The new product, InFlight 911 Recorder™ is a major step forward in passenger safety, counterterrorism and aviation security,” said Jay Bekanich, spokesperson for InFlight Labs.
Read full articleSouth Salt Lake Residents to Face Fines for Calling 9-1-1 in Nonemergencies
December 20, 2011SOUTH SALT LAKE: South Salt Lake is trying to discourage people from making false and unnecessary 911 calls and from leaving their faulty automated alarms unrepaired. In November, the city began assessing fees to repeat offenders and those who call for medical help in nonemergency situations.
Read full articleFranklin and Patrick Counties to Deploy Next-Generation 9-1-1 Networks
December 20, 2011ROCKY MOUNT AND STUART, VA, DECEMBER 14, 2011 — Franklin and Patrick counties today announced plans to deploy next-generation 9-1-1 networks in 2012. The two counties’ new emergency communications systems will serve approximately 75,000 residents and join Pittsylvania County as the first next-generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) networks in the Commonwealth of Virginia
Read full articleZetron’s RoIP Gateways Offer Flexible, Reliable Radio-over-IP Communications
December 20, 2011Redmond, WA, U.S.A., December 1, 2011― Zetron’s Series 6300 Radio-over-IP (RoIP) gateways are now shipping. The RoIP gateways provide more flexible, cost-effective, IP-based connections between a variety radio dispatch backroom equipment and remote wireline radio resources. The gateways ease the migration of circuits between radios and their control equipment from expensive legacy leased lines to cost-effective, modern IP networks.
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