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Summit’s Secret Security Center
May 18, 2012From a secret suburban Chicago location, officials from more than 40 different agencies sit side by side with a giant central screen before them.
Read full articlePrince George’s County 9-1-1 Video
May 18, 2012Prince George’s County 911 Center explains the call taking and dispatching process. This 12-minute video offers a high-level overview of…
Read full articleRuling Backs Recorded Police Calls
May 17, 2012Phone conversations recorded in the “ordinary course” of police duties does not violate the Federal Wiretap Act, a federal appellate court ruled in 1999.
Read full articleSen. Hutchison Urges FCC to Bring Spectrum to Market Quickly
May 17, 2012U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison urged the FCC to move quickly on bringing spectrum to the wireless market in order to increase competition in the mobile broadband industry.
Read full articleKansas: County Chooses Motorola for 9-1-1 Radio System
May 16, 2012Shawnee County will buy a multimillion dollar public safety radio system from Motorola Solutions Inc.
Read full articleMore of Maine’s 9-1-1 Cell Phone Calls to Be Routed to Local Police Agencies
May 16, 2012The method of how 9-1-1 calls are made has shifted dramatically over the past dozen years.
Read full articleFlorida: Police Switch To Controversial Digital Communication Setup
May 16, 2012The Jupiter Police Department on Monday transitioned from its analog public safety radio system to the new OpenSky digital system.
Read full articleKansas: 9-1-1 System Would Allow for Public, Private Communication
May 16, 2012Shawnee County could get a new 9-1-1 emergency radio system that allows responders to switch between encrypted and public traffic.
Read full articleN.M. Governor Unveils Wildfire-Warning System
May 10, 2012ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez and state forestry officials on Monday unveiled a new statewide email notification system for alerting residents of potential dangers from wildfire.
Read full articleFCC Reviews Rules Governing the Emergency Alert System
May 10, 2012WASHINGTON, May 8 — Federal Communications Commission has issued a rule called: Review of the Emergency Alert System. The rule,…
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