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National 9-1-1 Program Office Presents Webinar May 8
April 23, 2013(Washington, D.C.) – April 23, 2013 – State and local 911 professionals, federal agency representatives and other 911 stakeholders will…
Read full articleWashington: TCs Celebrate Dress-up Days, Food & Fun
April 18, 2013As is tradition, the communications center set a schedule of fun dress-up days and food and social events throughout this week in honor of National Public Safety Telecommunications Week. However, unlike previous years, this year is our first Public Safety Telecommunications Week as South Sound 911!
Read full articleDial 9-1-1: Whether from a Cell Phone or Landline, 9-1-1 Is the Number to Call in an Emergency
April 4, 2013Due to recent social media postings, St Tammany Parish Communications District would like to address the issue of dialing 112 from a cell phone to be connected to an emergency call center.
Read full article4 Ohio Telecommunicators Go to Extraordinary Lengths to Locate Patient
April 4, 2013On March 25, four Ohio telecommunicators—Angie Smith, Kerrie Kimpel, Cora Haytas and Elizabeth “Betsy” Reed—went to extraordinary lengths to locate a patient at the request of his wife, who could not say where her husband was, only that he needed help.
Read full articleNCMEC Is Pleased to Announce Its Newest 9-1-1 Call Center Partner
April 3, 2013The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) is pleased to announce its newest NCMEC 9-1-1 Call Center Partner: Coral Springs Police Department – Communications Unit.
Read full articleNew 800 MHz Band Plan for U.S.-Mexico Sharing Zone
April 2, 2013Improving Public Safety Communications in the 800 MHz Band
Read full articleHuntingdon County (Pa.) 9-1-1 to Host Open House
April 2, 2013Huntingdon County 9-1-1 will host our First Ever OPEN HOUSE on Saturday, April 20, from 12 noon to 3 p.m. at the communications center in the Huntingdon Borough Building, 530 Washington Street, Huntingdon, PA.
Read full articleSteuben County E9-1-1 Communication Center Is First in New York State to Launch Text to 9-1-1 for Verizon Wireless Customers
March 26, 2013Verizon Wireless customers in Steuben County can now send a short message service (SMS) text message to 911 for emergency…
Read full articleChairman Julius Genachowski Announces He Will Step Down from The Federal Communications Commission in Coming Weeks
March 22, 2013Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski announced today that he will be stepping down from his post in the coming weeks. Nominated by President Obama and confirmed by the Senate in 2009, Genachowski has led the FCC during a time of rapid growth and transformative change in the Technology, Media & Telecommunications sector, particularly around broadband – high-speed Internet.
Read full articleFCC 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.
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