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FCC Takes Action to Ensure Reliability of Calls to 9-1-1 During Times of Emergency; Adopts Key Recommendations from Inquiry into Widespread 9-1-1 Failures During 2012 Derecho Storm
March 21, 2013The Federal Communications Commission today proposed action to improve the reliability and resiliency of America’s 9-1-1 communications networks, especially during disasters, by ensuring that service providers implement vital best practices in network design, maintenance, and operation. The Commission also proposed amending its rules to clarify how service providers can more effectively and uniformly notify 9-1-1 call centers of communications outages and cooperate to restore service as quickly as possible.
Read full articleCommissioner Robert M. McDowell Announces Plans to Step Down from the FCC in the Near Future
March 21, 2013Commissioner McDowell: “After nearly seven years of carrying out the incredibly high honor of serving the American people at the FCC, it is time to turn more of my energies towards an even higher calling: serving my family. After a great deal of deliberation, I have decided that I will step down as a commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission in a few weeks.”
Read full article9-1-1 Thriller Gets Hung Up on Cheesy Melodrama
March 20, 2013“The Call” is an extreme-jeopardy thriller that holds its audience in a hypnotic degree of tension most of the way – up until the end when it sinks to the level of a TV movie.
Read full articleNew Jersey County’s Dispatch System Getting Upgrade
March 20, 2013“That’s true interoperability,” said James Jankowski, county public safety department’s chief of communications [Camden County]. “It’s not a sound bite.”
Read full articleMassachusetts: Home Rule, Independence Regionalizing Town Services a Challenge to Communities
March 20, 2013It seems everyone wants to cut the cost of municipal government. But in New England, with its firmly rooted history of home rule and Yankee independence, collaborating to share services across community borders has often been a challenge.
Read full articleFCC Extends Deadline for Membership Nominations Until April 12, 2013, for Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council
March 20, 2013On February 12, 2013, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) opened nominations and expressions of interest for membership on the rechartered Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council (CSRIC or Council), a federal advisory committee that provides recommendations to the Commission on ways it can improve the security, reliability, and interoperability of the nation’s communications systems. The original deadline for nominations and expressions of interest was March 20, 2013. By this Public Notice, the deadline to submit nominations and expressions of interest is extended to April 12, 2013. There is no change in the procedures for submitting nominations and expressions of interest, which are set forth below.
Read full articleNPSTC Releases Report on Impact of Legislation Requiring Auction of T-Band
March 19, 2013APCO International commends the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council NPSTC for its leadership in chartering the T-Band Working Group and facilitating its resulting T-Band report.
Read full articleAvtec Consoles Integral to Hamblen County Emergency Communications Upgrade
March 19, 2013Avtec’s Scout dispatching console played a pivotal role in helping Hamblen County, Tenn., bridge the gap as it integrated its diverse communications equipment to modern digital and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communications.
Read full articleKansas Utility to Implement Cutting-Edge Trunked Digital Network
March 19, 2013Kansas City Power and Light has selected Tait Communications to provide a Tier 3 trunked Digital Mobile Radio Network throughout its 18,000 sq m service area.
Read full articleTait Strengthens Customer-focused Innovation through Global Partner Program
March 19, 2013Supporting the development of innovative communication solutions for public safety and utility organizations is the key driver behind Tait Communications’ launch of its Global Solution Partner Program.
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