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South Carolina’s Isle of Palms, Sullivan’s Island Latest to Join Charleston County 9-1-1 Call Center
September 23, 2013For years, IOP has operated 9-1-1 dispatch for both islands. Starting Oct. 1, that responsibility will fall to the county.
Read full articlePennsylvania County’s Outdated Funding Endangers County’s 9-1-1 Center
September 23, 2013A funding crisis within Allegheny County’s 9-1-1 dispatch system threatens to unravel decades of consolidation and could stick taxpayers this year with a $5.2 million bill.
Read full articleWisconsin Man Charged with Harassing 9-1-1 for a Pizza
September 23, 2013A 64-year-old Merton man was charged Sept. 16 with calling 9-1-1 more than a dozen times in less than an hour, telling police that they would be fired if he was not brought a deep-dish pizza.
Read full articleEmergency Responders Point to Radio Failure During Navy Yard Attack
September 23, 2013Navy firefighters who responded to the Washington Navy Yard shooting had faulty radios that hindered their communications, a union leader said Friday.
Read full articleCassidian Communications Expands Operations in Gatineau, Quebec
September 23, 2013Gatineau, already a major research and development (R & D) center for Cassidian Communications’ 9-1-1 portfolio, will now include R & D resources for the company’s Land Mobile Radio (LMR) division.
Read full articleAeroflex Announces the 7215 Configurable Automated Test Set
September 23, 2013The 7215 is a complete radio test system designed for production and depot-level testing of military and software-defined radios (SDR).
Read full articleSAFECOM Highlights Role of Public-Private Partnerships in Interoperable Emergency Communications
September 19, 2013The SMART program operates on a nationwide two-way radio network owned by private-sector communications company LightSquared. This public-private partnership is the result of an effort to provide critical, interoperable communications, and was spearheaded by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI in 2007.
Read full articleTest Case on 9-1-1 Calls, Evictions Set For U.S. Trial
September 19, 2013A federal judge in Pennsylvania plans to hold a trial in a national test case over laws that threaten renters with eviction for making too many 9-1-1 calls.
Read full articleTusa Consulting Services Acquires Pubic Safety Video Communications Company MWF Enterprises
September 18, 2013Custom training, public information and emergency preparedness videos can be produced in-house with Tusa’s team of award winning filmmakers.
Read full articleTriTech’s Inform 911 Solution at Sumner County Successfully Connects to the NG9-1-1 Network in the State of Tennessee
September 17, 2013TriTech’s Inform 911 system at the Sumner County Emergency Communications District successfully connected to Tennessee’s emergency services IP network (ESInet) and completed all required tests.
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