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FCC 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 articleFCC Environmental & Section 106 Compliance for Public Safety Network Professionals
January 6, 2011Now more than ever, complying with FCC environmental and historic regulations is an important aspect of public safety wireless network…
Read full articleFCC to Hold Workshop on Jan. 26, 2011, on VHF/UHF Narrowbanding
December 28, 2010Washington, D.C. — The Federal Communications Commission’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau today announced it will hold a workshop on VHF/UHF narrowbanding to assist licensees in completing the transition to narrowband radio communications by Jan. 1, 2013.
Read full articleAPCO Applauds Chairman Genachowski’s Plan to Modernize Nation’s 9-1-1 System
December 27, 2010Alexandria, Va. — APCO International supports Chairman Genachowski’s Notice of Inquiry seeking comment on transitioning from a voice only 9-1-1 system to a broadband-enabled, Next Generation 9-1-1 system that is better equipped to accommodate all channels of twenty-first century communication.
Read full articleFCC Takes First Step to Help Revolutionize America’s 9-1-1 Services for Consumers, First Responders
December 27, 2010The Federal Communications Commission has adopted a Notice of Inquiry seeking public comment on how Next Generation 9-1-1 can enable the public to obtain emergency assistance by means of advanced communications technologies beyond traditional voice-centric devices.
Read full articleAPCO AFC to Cease Coordination of New Part 90 Wideband Applications
December 9, 2010The FCC’s Part 90 interim narrowbanding deadline is Jan. 1, 2011, after which the FCC will no longer accept applications…
Read full articleEmergency Access Advisory Committee Announcement of Members and Co-Chairpersons
December 9, 2010On Dec. 7, 2010, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced the establishment, and appointment of members and Co-Chairpersons of the Emergency Access Advisory Committee (EAAC), an advisory committee required by the Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (the Accessibility Act).
Read full articleFCC Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council Announces Fourth Meeting
December 8, 2010In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this notice advises interested persons that the FCC Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council will hold its fourth meeting on December 13, 2010, at 9 a.m. in the Commission Meeting Room of the Federal Communications Commission.
Read full articleFCC Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureau Launches New Webpage Dedicated to Narrowbanding Public Safety Communications
December 7, 2010With the Jan., 1, 2013 narrowbanding compliance deadline approaching, the FCC has launched a new Web site dedicated to providing information and assistance to licensees migrating their land mobile radio systems from 25 kHz to 12.5 kHz or narrower channel bandwidth.
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.
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