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Switch to Cell Phones Costs Logan County 9-1-1 Center
November 29, 2011The switch from landlines to cell phones is costing the Logan County 911 Center thousands of dollars in tax revenue each year. Dan Fulscher, director of the Logan County Emergency Management Agency and 911, said that because cell phones are taxed at a lower rate than landlines, the emergency call center loses money every time someone ditches their landline for a cell phone.
Read full articleComm Center Mergers
November 22, 2011Although it may appear obvious that amalgamating dispatch centers will have cost savings, achieving success is difficult and knowledge based. Asking the right questions early in the process and applying the right models to determine workloads and staffing models are necessary to achieving real savings and not simply redistributing money between different levels of government.
Read full articleRepresenting … You: APCO International President Gregg Riddle Reports on Recent Conferences
November 21, 2011Editor’s note: Part of the charge of the APCO International Executive Committee of the Board of Directors is to represent…
Read full articleOrganization Cites Three Beach 9-1-1 Dispatchers for State Award
November 21, 2011An international public safety group has chosen three city 911 dispatchers to receive Heroes Awards for helping children in crisis. The nonprofit, 9-1-1 for Kids, provides training to reduce nonemergency 911 calls and recognizes local dispatchers who act heroically in the course of their work.
Read full articlePolice Departments Want to Tune Public Out of Radio
November 21, 2011Police departments around the country are working to shield their radio communications from the public as cheap, user-friendly technology has made it easy for anyone to use hand-held devices to keep tabs on officers responding to crimes.
Read full articleSprint Becomes First U.S. Carrier to Launch Wireless Emergency Alerts on its Mobile Network
November 21, 2011OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (BUSINESS WIRE), November 15, 2011 – Today, Sprint (NYSE: S) marks another milestone in delivering critical and reliable communication services to consumers during crisis situations by becoming the first U.S. carrier to offer Wireless Emergency Alerts on its mobile network.
Read full articleLocution Systems, Inc. Awarded Commission To Provide Its Automated Dispatching & Fire Station Alerting System To City of Durham, North Carolina
November 21, 2011GOLDEN, Colo., Nov. 21, 2011 – Locution Systems, Inc., a provider of advanced, automated 911 dispatching, zoned dispatching, and fire station alerting, and fire station control technology, today announced that it has been commissioned to provide its CADVoice® automated dispatching and fire station alerting system to the City of Durham, North Carolina.
Read full articleIntrado Demonstrates i3 Interoperability at NENA Industry Collaboration Event
November 21, 2011LONGMONT, Colo., Nov. 18, 2011 — Intrado Inc., a subsidiary of West Corporation and a leading provider of 9-1-1 technology solutions, today announced it participated in i3 interoperability testing at the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) Industry Collaboration Event 4 (ICE 4).
Read full articleFCC WORKSHOPS ON THE PUBLIC SWITCHED TELEPHONE NETWORK IN TRANSITION
November 21, 2011The Federal Communications Commission is holding two workshops to examine the transition from the public switched telephone network (PSTN) to new technologies. Circuit-switched wireline voice technology has created a high standard for reliability, accessibility, and ubiquity. Consumers will continue to expect and demand these qualities, even as they shift from PSTN services to services provided over different networks. The transition away from the PSTN is already occurring, and is likely to accelerate. Through these workshops, the Commission will seek input on the technical, economic, and policy issues that must be addressed to minimize disruption during this transition, and to protect consumers, public safety, competition, and other important interests.
Read full articleNarrow-banding audio quality improved by Pryme’s new Turbo-Boost™ speaker transducer.
November 21, 2011With the impending FCC mandate, analog portable two-way radios are now transitioning to narrowband operation. Consequently, this usually reduces the audio signal quality. Additionally, the audio output of many of the new models of digital radios is not as strong as in previous models, partially due to the complexity of how they process audio signals (gain control).
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