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Icom America Announces Organizational Changes
April 11, 2012BELLEVUE, WA — As part of Icom’s corporate theme, “Step Up and Grow – Becoming a True Solution Provider,” the…
Read full articleElsag Secures Procurement Contract with U.S. General Services Administration
April 11, 2012Brewster, NY—The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has awarded ELSAG North America, the market leader in Automatic License Plate Recognition…
Read full articleCassidian Communications Partners with Industrial Communications & Electronics, Inc., to Upgrade Billings, Mont., 9-1-1 Center
April 11, 2012The most populous county in Montana—Billings—now equipped with the NG9-1-1 call processing solution, Sentinel® Patriot® New system allows for increased…
Read full articleCarlson and Neul Launch First Commercially Available White Space Radio System Created for WISPs
April 11, 2012Arcata, Calif. & Cambridge, England— Carlson and Neul today announced the launch of RuralConnect, the first commercially available radio networking…
Read full articleWireless Providers to Disable Stolen Phones
April 10, 2012WASHINGTON (AP) — Major wireless service companies have agreed to disable cellphones after they are reported stolen under a strategy intended to deter the theft and resale of wireless devices.
Read full articleHonor 9-1-1 Workers
April 10, 2012During the week of April 8 through April 14, we are honoring Rockford and Winnebago County 911 telecommunicators who are committed to providing a vital link between citizens who need help and the police, fire and EMS personnel who respond to their needs. This year marks the 22nd anniversary of 911 service for this community.
Read full articleMaine: Dispatch Dispute Could Lead to Lawsuit
April 10, 2012CHINA — A long-running dispute between the state and the town over fees for dispatching police and sheriff’s officers could leave the town without that service or embroiled in a legal battle.
Read full articlePublic Safety & Homeland Security Bureau Seeks Comment on Transition Process for 700 MHz Public Safety Broadband Waiver Recipients
April 9, 2012On February 22, 2012, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (Spectrum Act or Act)1 became law.2 The Spectrum Act directs the Commission to reallocate the 700 MHz “D Block” (758-763 MHz/788-793 MHz) for public safety services and to assign a license for both the D Block and the existing public safety broadband spectrum (763-769 MHz/793-799 MHz) to the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet).
Read full articleDubai Civil Aviation Authority Endorses 2012 APCO Global Congress
April 9, 20128 April 2012 Alexandria, VA USA— The Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) has offered its formal endorsement of the 2012…
Read full articleJudge Orders NYC to Release Review of 9-1-1 System
April 9, 2012NEW YORK (AP) — New York City must release a consultant’s review of the city’s 911 system and emergency response times that Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration has been fighting to keep private, a civil court judge decided Monday.
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