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New York: More Alarm Bells Over City’s 9-1-1 System
April 5, 2012Problems with the city’s 911 system continued through the weekend, with at least one service outage that forced backup systems to kick in so emergency calls could get through, The Post has learned.
Read full articleDispatchers Honored As ‘Center Hub’ of Public Safety
April 5, 2012LONDONDERRY – When a local homeowner’s worst nightmare came true last winter, he was no doubt relieved to hear a calming voice on the phone when he called police.
Read full articleColo. Sheriff: There Were Problems with Fire Warnings
March 30, 2012CONIFER, Colo. (AP) — Authorities said Friday that they were investigating problems with an emergency notification system because some residents who had signed up to get wildfire warnings never got one.
Read full articleHouse Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Hearing; ‘Cybersecurity: Threats to Communications Networks and Public-Sector Responses.’
March 29, 2012Good morning, Chairman Walden, Ranking Member Eshoo, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify on the important topic of cybersecurity threats to communications networks. The Federal Communications Commission has been working with a broad cross-section of the broadband economy; world-class engineers who helped invent and develop the Internet and who understand the latest technologies and trends; award-winning academics; and dedicated federal partners from across government to address the threat posed by cyber attacks.
Read full articleJohnson’s Joint Communications Director Resigns
March 28, 2012IOWA CITY — The executive director of Johnson County’s joint emergency communications center has resigned.
Read full articleFCC Establishes a Public Docket for Providing Input to the Technical Advisory Board for First Responder Interoperability and Announces Board Leadership and Changes to the Board Membership
March 27, 2012Pursuant to Section 6203(b)(1)(A) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (Spectrum Act), Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) Chairman Julius Genachowski appointed fourteen persons to serve on Technical Advisory Board for First Responder Interoperability (Interoperability Board). These appointments were announced in a public notice issued on March 22, 2012.
Read full articleProblem: 9-1-1 Calls from Cell Phones, in Buildings
March 27, 2012MANCHESTER – Cell phones are so prevalent these days that even 9-1-1 calls from inside buildings are made more often from cell phones than desk phones.
Read full articleAnalyzing 9-1-1 Calls in Fla. Shooting Death
March 26, 2012Pending the outcome of some voice analysis, there is arguably enough evidence in the 911 tapes to warrant the arrest of George Zimmerman in connection with the Feb. 26 shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. The voice testing is needed to determine if Zimmerman uttered a racial slur while in pursuit of Martin, and which of the two can be heard crying out for help during their altercation in Sanford, Fla.
Read full article9-1-1 Commission Mulling Changes to Pay Plan
March 23, 2012Members of the Communications District No. 1 Commission, which oversees the 911 system in the parish, are looking at making changes to the contracts it has with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office and the municipalities it serves.
Read full articleFCC Mandates Force Costly Update for Two-Way Radios
March 23, 2012Thousands of public and commercial mobile radios in the Dayton area are being reprogrammed or replaced to meet federal mandates intended to reduce harmful interference to public safety communication systems and make more efficient use of radio frequencies.
The mandates affect all two-way radio system operators, including police, fire, hospitals, utilities, schools, and commercial manufacturing and business.
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