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Utah: Proposed Bill Would Require Consolidated Dispatch Centers
February 4, 2014Following the death of a Draper man who failed to get prompt emergency medical assistance, Salt Lake County leaders again Monday pushed for a consolidated 911 dispatch system.
Read full articleIllinois: Consolidated 9-1-1 Clears Hurdle in Lake Forest, Lake Bluff
February 3, 2014Lake Forest’s city leaders took the first step to entering an agreement with Lake Bluff, Highland Park and Glenview for centralized emergency 9-1-1 dispatch services Tuesday night, Jan. 21, by unanimously approving a resolution to draft a contract to set up the arrangement.
Read full articleYork County Department of Emergency Services Completes Successful Dispatch Upgrade
February 3, 2014York County Department of Emergency Services, Pennsylvania, has implemented new 9-1-1 technology that is streamlining the County’s emergency dispatch process.
Read full articleAPCO Welcomes FCC Action to Broaden Text to 9-1-1 Service Availability
January 30, 2014Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a Policy Statement and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning the provision of text to 9-1-1 services and other next generation 9-1-1 applications
Read full articleCase Study: Michigan Public Safety Communications Stystem
January 30, 2014As FirstNet contemplates the many complexities and challenges associated with deploying a public safety wireless communications network, it will be critical for FirstNet to examine the current landscape of public safety network operators and their experiences, challenges and lessons learned. The following case study highlights some of those examples.
Read full articleNorth Dakota: Burleigh Approves 9-1-1 Replacement
January 28, 2014The Burleigh County Commission has approved plans to replace its 9-1-1 communications with a system known as “next-gen 9-1-1.”
Read full articlePennsylvania: 9-1-1 Network Dish Headed To Airport
January 28, 2014A Fayette County 9-1-1 communications network dish “” not a cellphone tower “” will be built at the Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville Airport in Dunbar Township.
Read full articleIllinois: Man Charged With Making False 9-1-1 Report
January 28, 2014A Lake Forest man called in a false 9-1-1 report so police would eject an unwanted partygoer from his home and, instead, spent the night in jail himself
Read full articleTIA Urges Congress to Fund and Support FirstNet, the National Public Safety Broadband Network
January 27, 2014In a letter sent to the leadership of the House Communications Subcommittee, the Telecommunications Industry Association expressed support for FirstNet and urged Congress to fully fund the program.
Read full articleWider Choice for Critical Communications Users As Sepura Expands 800MHz Capability
January 27, 2014Sepura is releasing the STP9000 series of hand-portables and the SRG3900 mobile radios in 800MHz.
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