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BearCom Releases Instructional Video Detailing Sweeping Impact of FCC Narrowbanding Mandate
March 5, 2012March 5, 2012: Dallas, TX—BearCom, a nationwide provider of wireless communications equipment and solutions, today made available an instructional, animated…
Read full articleFCC Seeks Nominations by March 7 for Membership on Technical Advisory Board for 1st Responder Interoperability
March 1, 2012By this Public Notice, the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks nominations for membership on the Technical Advisory Board for First Responder Interoperability (Interoperability Board).
Read full articlePublic Safety and Homeland Security Bureau; Federal Advisory Committee Act; Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council
February 28, 2012SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this notice advises interested persons that the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC)…
Read full articleAPCO Webinar: $7 Billion and 20 MHz: Congress Enacts Legislation to Build a Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network
February 24, 2012Please join APCO’s Government Relations team on Wednesday, Feb. 29 at 11 a.m. Eastern for a free webinar to find out what you need to know about Title VI, the Public Safety Spectrum section of H.R. 3630; Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012.
Read full articleNew Law Provides Spectrum & Funding & Will Save Lives
February 24, 2012On Tuesday, Feb. 21, Vice President Joe Biden met with first responders to thank them for their service and to…
Read full articleOEC Releases FY 2012 SAFECOM Guidance on Emergency Communications Grants
February 16, 2012On Thursday, the Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) released the 2012 SAFECOM Guidance on Emergency Communications Grants (SAFECOM Guidance). In…
Read full articleAPCO Applauds Congress on a Bipartisan Compromise to Provide Public Safety with the Spectrum, Funding and Authority to Launch a Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network
February 16, 2012As part of a major legislative package for the extension of payroll tax relief and unemployment benefits, House and Senate conferees have agreed on a compromise that will provide public safety with the spectrum, funding and authority necessary to launch a long overdue nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network.
Read full articleFCC Plans to Nix Wireless Network That May Jam GPS
February 15, 2012NEW YORK (AP) — Federal officials plan to kill a proposal to build a new national high-speed wireless network after concluding it would in some cases jam personal-navigation and other GPS devices.
Read full articleInformation Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
February 15, 2012SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)…
Read full articleAPCO International Commends FCC for Extending Outage Reporting to Interconnected VoIP Providers
February 15, 2012Washington, DC – February 15, 2012 – The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International today issued the following statement…
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