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APCO and NPSTC Agree to Partner on Technical Standards Issues
March 15, 2013Today the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) voted during its meeting in Las Vegas to partner with the Association…
Read full articleUPDATED BULLETIN-TDoS Attacks
March 15, 2013As part of a coordinated federal response to Telephony Denial of Service (TDoS) attacks, APCO International is sharing the following…
Read full articleAPCO Files Project Initiation Notification to Develop a Standard for Application Integration
March 15, 2013On March 4, 2013 the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International filed a Project Initiation Notification to develop a…
Read full articleAPCO Files Project Initiation Notifications for Next Generation Technologies
March 15, 2013On March 1, 2013 the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International filed a Project Initiation Notification to revise APCO…
Read full articleURGENT BULLETIN: Telephone Denial of Service Attacks Targeting PSAPs
March 13, 2013APCO International, working together with the Department of Homeland Security- National Coordinating Center for Communications – Cybersecurity and Communications, the…
Read full articleTelecommunicator Spotlight: Philadelphia Dispatcher Jim Eibell
March 13, 2013With 43 years on the job, Philadelphia communications dispatcher Jim Eibell considers himself an “old timer” in the communications arena of the Philadelphia police department.
Read full articleAPCO Files Project Initiation Notifications with American National Standards Institute
March 11, 2013The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International filed a Project Initiation Notification for Candidate APCO ANS 1.114.1-201x, APCO Recommended Best Practices for PSAPs When Processing Vehicle Telematics Calls from Telematics Service Providers and Candidate APCO ANS 1.113.1-201x, Public Safety Communications Call Handling Process.
Read full articleFranklin Co. Takes Next Step in 9-1-1 Upgrade
February 26, 2013No one whistled at the prices quoted, but there seemed to be some puckering up. [And] no one disagreed that Franklin County’s spotty system of public safety radio communications needs a major upgrade.
Read full articleCommunications Center Managers Workshop
February 26, 2013The Indiana Chapter of APCO, the Integrated Public Safety Commission (IPSC) and Interstate Battery are working with the Federal Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) on bringing a workshop to Indiana for Communications Center Managers.
Read full articleSilent Key: Jack Keating in Memoriam
February 15, 2013Past APCO International President Jack Keating passed away on Friday, Feb. 15, from complications relating to a broken hip. The service will be conducted at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 2 at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, 1333 Jamestown Road, Williamsburg, VA 23185.
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