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Mississippi: Desoto 9-1-1 Board Seeks Phone Fee Increase for Radio Upgrade
July 3, 2013The DeSoto Emergency 9-1-1 District Commission has approved a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors to raise monthly wired-line fees for commercial and residential phone customers to help finance a radio overhaul.
Read full articleDispatchers Honored for Role in Newtown Response
July 3, 2013The staff at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center has won praise from officials and colleagues around the country for their work that day.
Read full articleVirginia Dispatcher Suspended after Facebook Post
July 3, 2013The 9-1-1 dispatcher who made a controversial Facebook post about a shooting involving a police officer has been suspended during an employee investigation.
Read full articleSolacom Selected For Maine’s New State-Wide NG9-1-1 Network
July 1, 2013Solacom Technologies has been chosen by service provider FairPoint Communications to implement, support and supply equipment for a next generation 9-1-1 solution for Maine’s new state-wide public safety network.
Read full articleZetron Consoles Help Navigate the Busy Ports of Asia
July 1, 2013A state-of-the-art Zetron dispatch console system has recently upgraded operational communications at China’s Changjiang Three Gorges River Maritime Safety Administration (MSA).
Read full articleCassidian Communications Selected by Kenwood USA to Provide County of Hopkins, Ky. with P25 Land Mobile Radio System
July 1, 2013Cassidian Communications announced that it has finalized an agreement with Kenwood USA Corporation to supply the Hopkins County (Ky.) Sheriff’s Department with a digital, trunked P25 Land Mobile Radio system for public safety communications.
Read full articleFrom Mayberry to Mayhem
June 27, 2013Bradford County, Pa., has experienced some challenges in the past couple of years because of the natural gas industry. This is a first-hand account of the changes, improvements and modifications our 9-1-1 center and dispatch staff have gone through along the way.
Read full articleMaine: Poland’s Emergency Calls Headed For Lewiston-Auburn 9-1-1
June 26, 2013Rather than arriving at the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department, the longtime public safety answering point for the town, the calls will go to Lewiston-Auburn 9-1-1,
Read full articleIllinois: Upgrade for Emergency Call Center
June 25, 2013Emergency communications centers at O’Hare and Midway Airports “rapidly approaching the end of their useful life” are in line for a major overhaul, thanks to an upgrade in the works that will pave the way for emergency calls and alerts through social media.
Read full articlePennsylvania: State Pushes Consolidated 9-1-1 Call Centers
June 25, 2013Michael McGrady, president of MCM Consulting Group in Peters, is working to consolidate 9-1-1 call centers in nine Western Pennsylvania counties by regionalizing technology at the Northern Tier Regional Telecommunications Project.
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