As part of a major legislative package for the extension of payroll tax relief and unemployment benefits, House and Senate conferees have agreed on a compromise that will provide public safety with the spectrum, funding and authority necessary to launch a long overdue nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network.
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APCO International Commends FCC for Extending Outage Reporting to Interconnected VoIP Providers
Washington, DC – February 15, 2012 – The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International today issued the following statement in response to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Open Meeting, which addressed the issue of “Extending Outage Reporting Obligations to Interconnected VoIP Services”: From APCO International President Gregg Riddle: “We applaud the FCC for extending [...]
APCO International Receives Motorola Solutions Foundation Public Safety Grant for Second Year
January 30, 2012 – (DAYTONA BEACH, FL) – APCO International has received a $50,000 grant from the Motorola Solutions Foundation to enable qualified association members with continuing education and training opportunities. The donation was made to APCO’s Commercial Advisory Council Scholarship Award Program, which provides a means for commercial members to contribute to APCO’s vision [...]
Housing for 2012 APCO Global Congress Open!
International public safety peers will soon have the opportunity share knowledge and expertise at the 2nd annual APCO Global Congress in Dubai, United Emirates, 1-3 May 2012. The event returns to the Middle East for a second year, bringing together the commercial and practitioner facets of public safety communications. The intent of this event is [...]
Reserve Your Booth for the APCO Global Congress!
Increase your company’s visibility at the 2012 APCO Global Congress. Public safety and security practitioners from around the globe will experience the latest in public safety communications technology this May. The APCO Global Alliance has once again assembled an impressive group of international technology companies to exhibit at its 2nd Annual APCO Global Congress (www.apcoglobalcongress.org) [...]
Deadline Extended: Nominate a PSFA Fellow Today!
The deadline to nominate a PSFA Public Safety Fellow has been extended to March 1, 2012. The Public Safety Foundation of America established the Public Safety Fellows Program in 2010 to recognize individuals for their leadership in research activities and service to local government, while acting as a resource to planners and managers on emerging [...]
Public Safety Alliance Reiterates Support for S.911
WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 12, 2012 –As Congress returns from their holiday recess and the appointed conferees begin negotiations ahead of February 29 mandate for enacting a yearlong Payroll Tax Reduction Extension bill, the Public Safety Alliance (PSA) today reiterated its strong support for finally realizing a nationwide interoperable public safety broadband network now. “Congress [...]
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Dispatching: A Profession or a Job?
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FCC Says PSAPs Must Be Able to Receive 9-1-1 Texts
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Dyersville, Iowa, to Dump Dispatchers
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General Dynamics Introduces New Portable Communications System Analyzer for Land Mobile Radio Systems
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Zetron’s MAX Dispatch Now Supports More Radio Types
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Cindy Dunaway: It's so hard to look back on calls we have taken w...
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Tanya Gotcher: Regardless of what the dispatcher said to the call...
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