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Request for p-ANI Assignment Information
July 22, 2011As a follow up to the notice sent on 6/20/2011, announcing that the FCC approved Neustar’s Change Order Proposal #19 regarding implementation of the permanent Routing Number Administrator (RNA) function on 6/17/2011, we are now requesting that any entity that is using any non-dialable p-ANIs report on all of its non-dialable p-ANIS using the Initial Report attached to this notice.
Read full articleEmergency Access Advisory Committee Announcement of Aug. 12, 2011 Meeting
July 21, 2011The next meeting of the EAAC will be held at the Commission headquarters, 445 12th St., SW, Commission Meeting Room, Washington, D.C. on Friday, August 12, 2011 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (EST). The purpose of the EAAC is to determine the most effective and efficient technologies and methods by which to enable access to Next Generation 911 emergency services by individuals with disabilities.
Read full articlePublic Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Announces Region 51 Public Safety Regional Planning Committees to Hold 700 Mhz and 800 MHz NPSPAC Planning Meetings
July 19, 2011The Region 51 (Texas-Houston) 700 MHz and 800 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, July 27, from 9:00 a.m. to 10 a.m., at the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Captain Clint People’s Training Academy, 112 Academy Drive, Conroe, Texas.
Read full articleFCC Releases Public Notice with Guidance for Submission of Requests for Narrowbanding Waivers
July 14, 2011This Public Notice reminds licensees, frequency coordinators, equipment vendors, and other interested parties of the Federal Communications Commission’s Jan. 1, 2013 deadline for private land mobile radio services in the 150-174 MHz and 421-512 MHz (VHF/UHF) bands to migrate to narrowband (12.5 kHz or narrower) technology.
Read full articleFCC Strengthens Enhanced 9-1-1 Location Accuracy Requirements for Wireless Services
July 13, 2011Washington, D.C. — The FCC has enhanced the public’s ability to contact emergency services during times of crisis and to enable public safety personnel to obtain more accurate information regarding the location of the caller. Specifically, the Commission strengthened the E9-1-1 location accuracy rules for wireless carriers and sought comment on improving both 9-1-1 availability and E9-1-1 location determination for VoIP services.
Read full articleFCC Takes Action on Automatic Location Accuracy Requirements for 9-1-1 Calls
July 12, 2011APCO International applauds the FCC for moving forward to strengthen and consolidate its automatic location accuracy requirements for cellular 9-1-1 calls in today’s Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on 9-1-1 issues.
Read full articleCheck Your License
June 29, 2011As of Jan. 1, 2013, all FCC Part 90 licensees operating in VHF spectrum 150–174 MHz and UHF spectrum based on location 421–512 MHz must reduce their emission to 12.5 kHz or less or use technology that provides an equivalency to 12.5 kHz in a 25 kHz emission. The FCC’s ultimate goal is for 6.25 kHz or equivalent emission in the future. As of today, the FCC has not set a date for when this must take place.
Read full articlePa. Bill Would Restrict Public Access to Information about Where 9-1-1 Calls Originated
June 29, 2011If you call 9-1-1 here, Lancaster County-Wide Communications workers have your number. In some cases, they know your name. They know your address. But how much information they must surrender upon request to reporters — or the public — is not entirely clear.
Read full articleURGENT: Immediate Action Is Needed on the D Block
June 23, 2011I need your help to call, e-mail and write Congressional Representative(s) to request them to support the allocation of D Block and funding to build out a state-of-the-art nationwide broadband network for first responders.
Read full articleReview of the Emergency Alert System
June 22, 2011The FCC seeks comment on proposed changes to its rules governing the Emergency Alert System to codify the obligation to process alert messages formatted in the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) and to streamline and clarify these rules generally to enhance their effectiveness.
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