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APCO International President & 1st Vice President Meet with ICMA President
November 2, 2012APCO International President Terry Hall and First Vice President Gigi Smith met with Bonni Svrcek, president of the International City/County…
Read full articlePublic Safety Communications Announces 2012 Hot Products
October 26, 2012San Diego, Calif. – Public Safety Communications (PSC), the official magazine of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International,…
Read full articleAPCO Applauds FCC for Taking Action against Unwanted Calls to 9-1-1
October 19, 2012The FCC adopted a rule to protect emergency service providers from unwanted robocalls by approving an order that will create a Do-Not-Call Registry for 9-1-1 call centers across the U.S.
Read full articleTelecommunicator Spotlight: Celeste Anne Smelser Baldino Continues a Family Tradition
October 10, 2012Baldino began her career in 2000 as a communications officer in Roanoke County, Va., where every day was different.
Read full articleAPCO Partners with NENA to Draft Document for App Developers
October 10, 2012APCO International and NENA have partnered to draft educational materials that will provide smartphone application developers an in-depth understanding of current enhanced 9-1-1 system capabilities and limitations.
Read full articleAPCO Welcomes Initial FirstNet Board Meeting
September 25, 2012The First Responder Network Authority held its first meeting today since Acting Commerce Secretary Dr. Rebecca Blank announced the board appointments August 20, 2012 during the Opening Ceremony at APCO’s Annual Conference & Expo.
Read full articleNarrowbanding Deadline Swiftly Approaching – Are You Ready?
September 18, 2012After Jan. 1, 2013, licensees not operating at 12.5 KHz efficiency (narrowband) will be in violation of the FCC’s rules and could be subject to enforcement action, which may include admonishment, monetary fines or loss of license. And David Furth, the deputy chief of the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB), says everyone needs to remember one thing: the deadline to narrowband won’t change.
Read full articleIJIS Institute and APCO International Publish CAD ‘Standards’ Document
September 18, 2012A new candidate standard document titled Unified Computer Aided Dispatch Functional Requirements (UCADFR) is being released by IJIS and APCO International.
Read full articleAPCO President Terry Hall Testifies at Capitol Hill Hearing
September 13, 2012Terry Hall, President of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International testified today before the House Homeland Security Committee’s…
Read full articleTelecommunicator Spotlight: Jennifer Greene Makes an Impact
September 12, 2012After working 29 years and 11 months and retiring as a commander for the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan police department, Jennifer Greene could have called it quits and sit back with her feet up.
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