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Firm Eyed for County Radio
March 15, 2012“We’ve put antennas in Siberia and the South Pole,” Ingram said. “Our global communication systems are on every continent in the world.”
Read full articleNew Berlin Advised to Use County Emergency Dispatch
March 15, 2012New Berlin – A consultant is recommending that the city disband its dispatch center and use the Waukesha County Communications Center to handle calls for police and fire, a move the consultant says would save New Berlin and its taxpayers nearly $9 million over 10 years.
Read full articleTwo 9-1-1 Emergency Dispatch Outages Blamed on Verizon
March 15, 2012Westmoreland County officials said they hope the third disruption of service to the 911 dispatch system will be the last.
Read full articleFCC Chairman Julius Genachowski Announces Departure of Amy Levine, Senior Counsel and Legal Advisor
March 15, 2012FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced today that Amy Levine will be departing the Commission to relocate from the Washington, D.C. area and leaving her role as Senior Counsel & Legal Advisor to the Chairman. Charles Mathias will be detailed from his current role in the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau on an interim basis to serve as Acting Legal Advisor upon Ms. Levine’s departure.
Read full articleWestmoreland 9-1-1 Dispatch System Fails for Second Time in Month
March 13, 2012For the second time in a month, technical problems at Westmoreland County’s 9-1-1 center forced emergency dispatchers to use portable radios to send out rescue crews.
Read full articleGovernments Look for Dispatching Service Savings
March 9, 2012By STEVE HUSZAI, Staff Writer, Daily Record (Wooster, Ohio) WOOSTER — Information was flowing from city and county officials Tuesday…
Read full article9-1-1 Medical Calls Ought to Be Private by Assemblywoman Norma J. Torres, San Bernardino County Sun (California)
March 9, 2012Assembly Bill 1275 will improve our 9-1-1 system by eliminating a threat to our privacy, and increasing the efficiency and…
Read full articlePanel Recommends against Bill to Encourage 9-1-1 Calls in Case of Drug Overdoses
March 8, 2012Alex Barber BDN Staff, Bangor Daily News (Maine) AUGUSTA, Maine — The Legislature’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee on…
Read full articleBucks County, Pa., 9-1-1 Dispatcher Honored for Service, Saving Lives
March 8, 2012By Bill Reed, Staff Writer, The Philadelphia Inquirer Last month, a Bucks County 911 dispatcher saved the lives of an…
Read full articlePotential 9-1-1 Grant Funding Available …
March 6, 2012Availability of adequate funding to operate and enhance today’s 9-1-1 centers is a common concern for many communities across the…
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