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Transcript of Long-Missing Cleveland Woman’s 9-1-1 Call
May 8, 2013A transcript of the 9-1-1 call placed Monday by a woman missing since 2003, when she was 16.
Read full articleD.C. Calltaker Shortage Left Victim on Hold
May 8, 2013A spike in 9-1-1 call volume is partially to blame for why a woman was placed on hold for more than a minute while her Northwest D.C. home was broken into and she struggled with the intruder.
Read full articleCommunication Failure after Boston Bombings Reinforces Network Need
May 8, 2013As law enforcement desperately hunted the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, the city’s reliance on commercial cellular wireless carriers became an escalating problem.
Read full articleThousands of Improper 9-1-1 Calls Made Each Year In Wyoming City
May 8, 2013The Laramie County Combined Communications Center gets thousands of misuse or hang-up 9-1-1 calls a year. These calls are time-consuming for dispatchers and law enforcement officers.
Read full articleNew Mexico: Dead Spots Strain 9-1-1 System
May 8, 2013Beginning in January, public safety agencies had to comply with a Federal Communications Commission requirement to operate their radio communications on narrower bandwidth as part of an effort to free up airspace to support more users.
Read full articleCassidian Communications Awards Contract to Avtec for P25 Dispatching Console System for City of Montréal
May 6, 2013Avtec announced that it has been granted a contract by Cassidian Communications to supply 63 consoles that will be used to provide emergency dispatching services for the more than three million residents who live in the city of Montréal, Canada and surrounding suburbs.
Read full articleAvtec and Etherstack Work Together To Provide A P25 CSSI Compliant Open Standard Radio Dispatch Communication Infrastructure Supporting 9-1-1 Call Centers in Southeastern Idaho
May 6, 2013Avtec and Etherstack are working together to enable four counties in southeastern Idaho to implement an open, standards-based, completely redundant and shared voice communication system for communicating with the counties’ Public Safety First Responders.
Read full articleHelping Everyday Heroes Act Heroically
May 1, 2013How does a city prepare to manage the extraordinary on a regular basis? How do we increase situational awareness before the situation occurs? What systems can we put in place to help the heroes act heroically—and still get home to their own loved ones that night?
Read full articleMid-Eastern Chapter Awards
May 1, 2013On April 18, the Mid-Eastern Chapter held its annual awards luncheon.
Read full articleFormer Lobbyist, Tom Wheeler, Gets FCC Nod
May 1, 2013President Barack Obama on Wednesday tapped a veteran Democratic congressman to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency and a top fundraiser and former lobbyist to head up the Federal Communications Commission.
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