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FirstNet Opt-Out Is False Choice and Risk for Nationwide Interoperability, APCO International Continues to Caution
December 1, 2016APCO International has submitted reply comments in response to the FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the proceeding Procedures for…
Read full articleFCC Strengthens Wireless Emergency Alerts as a Public Safety Tool
September 30, 2016The Federal Communications Commission today adopted rules to update and strengthen Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), a system that delivers critical warnings and information to Americans on their wireless phones. The updated rules are intended to promote the wider use and effectiveness of this lifesaving service, especially for state and local authorities to convey important information to their communities.
Read full articleAPCO Advocates for Appropriate Recognition of Public Safety Telecommunicators
September 20, 2016Today, APCO International, the world’s largest association of public safety communications professionals, filed formal comments with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) advocating that Public Safety Telecommunicators – the professionals who answer 9-1-1 calls, dispatch emergency responders and perform many related tasks – be recognized for the critical work they do to protect and save the lives of the general public and first responders.
Read full articleMajor Boost in the Fight to Reclassify Public Safety Telecommunicators
September 9, 2016Today, U.S. Representative Norma Torres, a former 9-1-1 dispatcher who worked for 17 years for the Los Angeles Police Department, sent a letter telling the federal agency overseeing the reclassification process that “9-1-1 Dispatchers Are More Than Office & Support Staff.”
Read full articleFirstNet Town Hall
August 16, 2016During the FirstNet Town Hall, CEO Michael Poth, President TJ Kennedy, and Consultation Director Dave Buchanan shared an update on…
Read full articleAPCO Extremely Disappointed, Remains Committed to Seeing Public Safety Telecommunicators Properly Classified as a ‘Protective’ Occupation
July 22, 2016Today, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced the Standard Occupational Classification Policy Committee’s (SOCPC) recommendations for revising the…
Read full articleFCC Commissioner Says Time to Get Moving on 9-1-1 Grants, NG9-1-1 Program
May 20, 2016FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel said it’s time to put the 9-1-1 grant funding included in the Middle Class Tax Relief…
Read full articleFirstNet Board: ‘We Need Federal Participation’
May 9, 2016Board member Teri Takai says engagement from federal agencies is critical to meeting FirstNet’s goals.
Read full articleAPCO Welcomes Publication of FirstNet’s RFP
January 13, 2016Today, the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) released its much-anticipated Request for Proposals (RFP) for the nationwide public safety broadband network (NPSBN).
Read full articleDHS S&T Releases Innovation Call Aimed at Startups
December 17, 2015The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate has announced its first Innovation Other Transaction Solicitation aimed at non-traditional performers, such as technology start-ups, to offer solutions to some of the toughest threats facing DHS and the homeland security mission.
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