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APCO Comments on New FCC Rulemaking on Reporting of Outage Information
September 26, 2013PCO President Gigi Smith is issuing this statement following a meeting today of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) where a new rulemaking was initiated that would require wireless carriers to release certain outage information.
Read full articleARINC Partners with PowerTrunk to Upgrade GLOBALink Ground Radio Technology at LAX
September 25, 2013ARINC Incorporated today announced that it has partnered with PowerTrunk to install a terrestrial trunked radio (TETRA) platform as part of a key GLOBALink upgrade for mission critical airline and aviation ground-based communications at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
Read full articleSocial Media and Public Safety Communications—Jakarta Police Provide a New Approach
September 24, 2013A different approach for emergency communications center to utilizing social media to communicate with the community was found literally half-way around the world in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Read full articleTuscaloosa County Planning Consolidated 911 Center
September 23, 2013County officials are looking to consolidate emergency dispatch services to eliminate 911 calls being answered by dispatches from different agencies and callers having to be transferred.
Read full articleParkerVision Expands Product Portfolio with Introduction of Three New RFICs
September 23, 2013ParkerVision, Inc.announced the introduction of three new Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (“RFICs”) that address a variety of wireless applications.
Read full articleGammaTech Family of Durabook Tablet PCs Makes Ideal, Lightweight Solutions for Workers in Demanding Mobile Applications
September 23, 2013Among the latest introductions to the GammaTech tablet family are models TA10, CA10, and T7Q.
Read full articleSouth Carolina’s Isle of Palms, Sullivan’s Island Latest to Join Charleston County 9-1-1 Call Center
September 23, 2013For years, IOP has operated 9-1-1 dispatch for both islands. Starting Oct. 1, that responsibility will fall to the county.
Read full articlePennsylvania County’s Outdated Funding Endangers County’s 9-1-1 Center
September 23, 2013A funding crisis within Allegheny County’s 9-1-1 dispatch system threatens to unravel decades of consolidation and could stick taxpayers this year with a $5.2 million bill.
Read full articleWisconsin Man Charged with Harassing 9-1-1 for a Pizza
September 23, 2013A 64-year-old Merton man was charged Sept. 16 with calling 9-1-1 more than a dozen times in less than an hour, telling police that they would be fired if he was not brought a deep-dish pizza.
Read full articleEmergency Responders Point to Radio Failure During Navy Yard Attack
September 23, 2013Navy firefighters who responded to the Washington Navy Yard shooting had faulty radios that hindered their communications, a union leader said Friday.
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