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Meet Your AFC Advisors: Joe Kuran (Oregon)
December 29, 2016Joe Kuran has been devoted to maintaining public safety radio communications systems for the past 47 years. Joe’s specialty is managing Motorola Trunked 800 MHz Simulcast systems. In April of 2011, he graduated from Grantham University earning a BSEET degree.
Read full articleNewly Integrated System Designed to Make Schools Safer
December 29, 2016ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, December 2016 — Security USA Services, LLC, of Albuquerque, New Mexico has announced the release of the “Emergency…
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December 28, 2016SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA, December 23, 2016 — Raising money to support cancer research, collecting clothing and toiletries for foster children,…
Read full articleEssex County Selects Federal Engineering for Radio Consulting
December 28, 2016FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA, December 19, 2016 — The County of Essex, VA has chosen Federal Engineering, Inc. (FE) for consulting services…
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisors: Steve Cox (North Carolina)
December 21, 2016Steve Cox is a Network Analyst for the NC State Highway Patrol. He has worked in voice and data for 20 years and has been a Local Advisor for APCO for the last 9. During his career at the Patrol, he has helped implement a state-wide private wireless data network for local, state, and federal law enforcement in North Carolina, managing over 200 tower sites across the state.
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisors: Morton Leifer (New York)
December 15, 2016Morton Leifer has been an APCO Local Advisor Frequency Coordinator in New York for four years and was named Frequency Advisor of the Year in 2015. He is Co-Chair of RPC-8 and a member of the P25 CAP Advisory Panel. He continues to serve as the Electronic Communications Specialist for the Clarkstown NY Police Department since 1973.
Read full articleAPCO Salutes FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel for Her Service
December 15, 2016Today, the Association of Public-Safety Officials (APCO) International, the world’s largest association of public safety communications professionals, expressed its gratitude to Jessica Rosenworcel for her excellent record of service as an FCC Commissioner. Commissioner Rosenworcel will complete her term at the end of this year.
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisors: Joseph Yurman (New York)
December 8, 2016Joseph Yurman is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of New York employed by the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) Department of Capital Program Management ‐ Communications Engineering Division. He is the lead Principal Engineer for Wireless Communications. Joseph holds a Bachelor of Science and Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from NYU‐Polytechnic University.
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisors: Michael Scales (New Mexico)
December 1, 2016Michael Scales has been the APCO AFC Local Frequency Advisor for the State of New Mexico since 2010. He is currently employed by Sandoval County as the Communications Administrator / COML. Michael is a New Mexico Certified Emergency Manager (NMCEM) and Communications Team Leader (COML).
Read full articleFirstNet Opt-Out Is False Choice and Risk for Nationwide Interoperability, APCO International Continues to Caution
December 1, 2016APCO International has submitted reply comments in response to the FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the proceeding Procedures for…
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