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APCO Response to Release of 9/11 Commission Report Card
September 1, 2011WASHINGTON, D.C. – August 31, 2011 – In the wake of last week’s Virginia earthquake and Hurricane Irene, the Association…
Read full articleAPCO International Adopts Position on Single PLMN-ID for Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Wireless Network
August 9, 2011APCO believes a single public land mobile network identification (PLMN-ID) should be used for the nationwide public safety broadband wireless…
Read full articleThe Process & History Behind APCO’s New Look
August 6, 2011On Aug. 7 during the 77th APCO International Annual Conference & Exposition, APCO International rolled out its new logo during the Attendee Welcome Reception at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. The logo, shown here, is just one aspect of a much larger branding initiative that was launched almost two years ago.
Read full articleInfluencing Change for Public Safety Communications
August 6, 2011“We really hit the ground running in September,” APCO International President Bill Carrow told the Executive Council on Friday, Aug. 3, during the Council’s annual meeting. He was referring to the efforts — both top down and at the grassroots level — to obtain the D Block in the 700 MHz band for a National Public Safety Broadband Network.
Read full articleFCC Announces Spectrum-Sharing Agreements with Canada & Mexico
August 2, 2011WASHINGTON, D.C. — The FCC has reached arrangements with Industry Canada and Mexico’s Secretariat of Communications and Transportation for sharing commercial wireless broadband spectrum in the 700 MHz band along the U.S.-Canadian and U.S.-Mexican border areas.
Read full articleAPCO International Announces P33 Training Program Certifications
July 28, 2011DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Four public safety agencies have met or exceeded the minimum training standards for the APCO International Project 33 Training Program Certification-2010 and will be awarded at APCO’s 77th Annual Conference, August 7th-10th in Philadelphia, Pa.
Read full articleAPCO International Releases 5th Edition of Communications Training Officer Course
July 19, 2011Daytona Beach, FL—July 15, 2011— The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International will debut the fifth edition APCO Communications Training Officer (CTO) course at APCO International’s 77th Annual Conference & Expo, August 7th-10th in Philadelphia, Pa.
Read full articleRegister for the Public Safety Communications Building Blocks
June 30, 2011Public Safety Communications Building Blocks will be held Saturday, Aug. 6, 12:30 pm- 4:00pm (new time). This is a great opportunity for solutions and technology providers to better understand the dynamics and operations inside a public safety communications center.
Read full articleAPCO President Bill Carrow Responds to Milestone for Rockefeller-Hutchison Public Safety Bill
June 9, 2011On June 8, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation voted on and passed S. 911, The Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Broadband Act of 2011. The legislation will now go to the full Senate for debate. Read the response from APCO International President Bill Carrow on the latest developments.
Read full articleKnowledge Transferred at APCO Global Congress
June 8, 2011This week, APCO has gone truly international. The APCO Global Congress was held June 6-8 in Dubai, one of the…
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