Government
FCC’s Final Rule on Amending the Definition of Interconnected VoIP Service Sent to House
January 23, 2012WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 — The House Energy and Commerce Committee has received an executive branch communication from Federal Communications Commission….
Read full articlePublic Safety Alliance Reiterates Support for S.911
January 12, 2012WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 12, 2012 –As Congress returns from their holiday recess and the appointed conferees begin negotiations ahead…
Read full articleFCC Chairman Julius Genachowski Announces Key Senior Staff Changes
January 11, 2012FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced Jan. 5 the appointment of Zachary Katz as Chief of Staff, as well as other senior staff changes. Mr. Katz will succeed Eddie Lazarus when he departs at the end of January.
Read full articleCan’t Find Radio Frequencies? Try TV Channel White Space
January 11, 2012Anyone—everyone—in public safety can benefit from TV white space for their voice and data radio communications needs. There just aren’t…
Read full articleReview of the Emergency Alert System
December 29, 2011SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission amends its rules governing the Emergency Alert System (EAS) rules to extend the deadline for EAS Participants to be able to receive Common Alerting Protocol (CAP)-formatted EAS alerts to no later than June 30, 2012. This is intended to provide EAS Participants with time to comply with any new CAP-based revisions to the Commission’s rules.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Effective December 27, 2011.
Read full articleIndependent Study Course IS-247 for Alert Originators Now Available Online
December 15, 2011The FEMA Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) program office has worked with FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute (EMI)…
Read full articleStatement of Commissioner Michael J. Copps Announcing His Departure from the FCC
December 7, 2011“Yesterday, I submitted to the President notice of my intention to resign my post as Commissioner effective January 1, 2012,”…
Read full articleWalden Subcommittee Allocates D Block, Provides $6.5 Billion for Public Safety Broadband Network and Includes NG9-1-1 Funds
December 2, 2011WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 2, 2011 – The Public Safety Alliance (PSA) announced that it is pleased that the House…
Read full articleFCC Announces CSRIC Meeting
November 29, 2011SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this notice advises interested persons that the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC)…
Read full articleATIS Recommends Changes to Reduce 9-1-1 Outages
November 3, 2011Changing call patterns including increased traffic on wireless networks have led to higher risks of overloading 911 systems during weather or other emergencies, resulting in abandoned or unanswered calls, according to a new ATIS report. The association’s Network Reliability Steering Committee (NRSC) made several recommendations to both telecommunications service providers and Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) for improvements to reduce 911 outages.
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