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NPSTC Provides Annual Update During APCO 2016
August 14, 2016The National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC), a federation of organizations with a mission to “improve public safety communications and interoperability through collaborative leadership,” provided an annual update during APCO 2016 Sunday.
Read full articleCommercial Advisory Council Celebrates 40 Years of Service to APCO
August 13, 2016APCO’s 42nd annual conference was held in New York City in 1976, allowing attendees to celebrate the bi-centennial year in place of major historical significance in America. That year also saw the very first meeting of the Commercial Advisory Committee (CAC), formed to produce an alliance between APCO and manufacturing and service providers of commercial/corporate members.
Read full articleAPCO Says What Many in Public Safety Believe, Calling Story About FirstNet ‘Inaccurate’ and ‘Inflammatory’
August 12, 2016Is FirstNet obsolete before being built? APCO certainly doesn’t think so.
Read full articleAPCO Rebukes Subversive Article About FirstNet
August 11, 2016The September 2016 issue of The Atlantic contains an article by Steven Brill entitled “The $47 Billion Network That’s Already…
Read full articleSilent Key: Laura Price
August 11, 2016Stratford (CT) Police Department dispatcher Laura Price, 35, of Seymour, died in the hospital on Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, following a motor vehicle accident, according to the CT Post.
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisors: Ralph Bevan (Georgia)
August 11, 2016Ralph Bevan has worked for 37 years in the communications field, starting with his training and service in the Air Force Worldwide Communication System from 1979-1983. After leaving the Air Force, Ralph spent seven years in his home state of Florida working for the Florida Highway Patrol – first headquartering in Tallahassee for a year with Troop H before transferring to Palatka and working with Troop G Communication as a Tech II maintaining communication systems. He also traveled the state as needed and occasionally filled in as a dispatcher.
Read full articleSuccessful Conference Networking
August 9, 2016By now, you are probably preparing to leave for the 2016 APCO Annual Conference in Orlando. While you’re packing and planning your agenda, don’t forget to consider a benefit that is almost as important as educational/training sessions—successful networking!
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisors: Jason Matthews (Florida)
August 4, 2016Since 1998, Jason Matthews has served in Law Enforcement in the Central Florida Region. Mr. Matthews has had multiple assignments ranging from patrol operations, underwater dive rescue/recovery, technical investigative support, youth services, and telecommunications assignments. He currently supervises telecommunications maintenance and 9-1-1 center training and education for a large full service law enforcement agency.
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