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Derry, N.H., Town Council Signs Off on E9-1-1 Mapping
September 20, 2012DERRY – On Tuesday night, the Town Council officially approved a request to move forward with having the state’s Department of Safety Bureau of Emergency Communications undertake an E9-1-1 mapping program for the town.
Read full articleWireless E9-1-1 Phase II Location Accuracy Requirements; Federal Register Extracts
July 25, 2012Under the new rule section adopted by Third Report and Order, all new CMRS providers, in delivering emergency calls for Enhanced 911 service, must satisfy the handset-based location accuracy standard at either a county-based or Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP)-based geographic level.
Read full articleRPD Won’t Dispatch for RDPD for Now
February 15, 2012At their Feb. 13 meeting, Ruidoso Downs city councilors initially were going to be asked to approve an agreement that could see the Ruidoso Police Department’s dispatch center provide the services on an as-needed basis between the hours of 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. A shortage of certified dispatch personnel at the Ruidoso Downs Police Department prompted the proposed memorandum of understanding for the police, fire and emergency services.
Read full articleFCC’s Final Rule on Amending the Definition of Interconnected VoIP Service Sent to House
January 23, 2012WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 — The House Energy and Commerce Committee has received an executive branch communication from Federal Communications Commission….
Read full articleFort Wayne, Ind.: City, County Hash Out Bids for Radio System
November 17, 2011Bids for a new city-county emergency radio system are being evaluated and city and county officials expect a recommendation and decision by the end of the year. Members of the Multi-Agency Communications Partnership, a city- county board that oversees the radio system, met Tuesday to discuss the status of the bid process for the new radio system, which has been estimated to cost from $10 million to more than $24 million.
Read full articleLevel 3 Delivers SIP Trunking with Nomadic E-911 Solution for Microsoft Lync
July 13, 2011Broomfield, Colo. — Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: LVLT) today announced that it is working with Microsoft Corp. to provide SIP (session initiated protocol) Trunking with nomadic E-911 (enhanced 911) designed to integrate with Microsoft Lync.
Read full articleFCC Takes Action on Automatic Location Accuracy Requirements for 9-1-1 Calls
July 12, 2011APCO International applauds the FCC for moving forward to strengthen and consolidate its automatic location accuracy requirements for cellular 9-1-1 calls in today’s Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on 9-1-1 issues.
Read full articleFCC Issues Proposed Rule about Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Notice of Inquiry
January 8, 2011Washington, D.C. — Federal Communications Commission has issued a proposed rule called: Wireless E9-1-1 Location Accuracy Requirements; E911 Requirements for IP-Enabled Service Providers. The proposed rule, published in the Federal Register on Jan. 7.
Read full articleDispatcher Did All She Could in Triple Killing
December 3, 2010Even when following proper procedure, there is no guarantee that a cell phone caller can be found. Police officers can do only so much when an anonymous 9-1-1 call comes from a cell phone, as was the case with a woman who was found stabbed to death last week.
Read full articleFCC Issues Final Rule for Wireless E9-1-1 Location Accuracy Requirements
November 19, 2010The Federal Communications Commission amends its rules to require wireless licensees subject to standards for wireless Enhanced 911 (E9-1-1) Phase II location accuracy and reliability to satisfy these standards at either a county-based or PSAP-based geographic level. The Commission takes this step to ensure an appropriate and consistent compliance methodology with respect to location accuracy standards.
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