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N.C.: Durham’s Next Generation 9-1-1 Installation Complete
June 17, 2013The Durham Emergency Communications Center is now one of the few next generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) systems in the country.
Read full articleSuccessful Live Demos of Zetron Dispatch Solutions at CCW 2013 Conference
June 17, 2013Zetron successfully demonstrated several live systems at the Critical Communications World (CCW) conference in Paris, France.
Read full articleCooper Notification Now Offers Connectivity to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Commercial Mobile Alert System and Next Generation Emergency Alert System
June 17, 2013Cooper Notification announced that its customers now have the ability to send alerts directly from their Roam Secure Alert Network to the FEMA Commercial Mobile Alert System and next generation Emergency Alert System.
Read full articleN.Y.C. Dispatcher Spent Almost Eight Hours on Stroke Call
June 17, 2013A New York City emergency dispatcher is being hailed for spending nearly eight hours on the phone with a woman who had suffered a stroke while rescuers tried to pinpoint the woman’s location.
Read full articleDon’t Let Technology Hold You Back!
June 14, 2013Here in my little corner of the world we have been having a lot of problems with our radio lately….
Read full articleNIST and NTIA Announce Plans to Establish New Center for Advanced Communications
June 14, 2013The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology and National Telecommunications and Information Administration announced plans to establish a national Center for Advanced Communications in Boulder, Colo.
Read full articleiDEN Nextel National Network on Schedule to Shut Down June 30
June 13, 2013Sprint remains on schedule to decommission the iDEN Nextel National Network beginning at 12:01 am Eastern time on June 30.
Read full articleMissouri: County Plans Strategy for Financing Work on 9-1-1 Facility
June 10, 2013Boone County will be able to reimburse itself with bond funds for expenses connected to the construction of a new 9-1-1 call center before the bonds are issued.
Read full articleVerizon Users in Maine Can Now Text 9-1-1
June 10, 2013Verizon Wireless is allowing customers to dash off a text to 9-1-1 when it’s not possible to call.
Read full articleHawaii: City Stops Attempt to Reduce Habitual 9-1-1 Calls
June 10, 2013A “community paramedic” program intended to reduce overuse of ambulances by chronic 9-1-1 callers has been dropped by the new city administration.
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