The gavel passed from Bill Carrow to Gregg Riddle on the evening of Tuesday, Aug. 9, when conference attendees gathered at the Blue & White Gala to witness the swearing in of the new Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of APCO International — President Gregg Riddle, First Vice President Terry Hall and Immediate [...]
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APCO Unplugged
“Now, more than ever, is the time to see public safety communications gets the support it needs,” Office of Emergency Communications Director Chris Essid told the Membership Quorum of APCO International at the First General Business Meeting on Sunday, Aug. 7, in Philadelphia as the 77th Annual Conference & Exposition officially kicked off. Before the [...]
Influencing Change for Public Safety Communications
“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.
An Interview with Outgoing APCO President Bill Carrow
Public Safety Communications caught up with outgoing APCO International President Bill Carrow before the APCO conference in Philadelphia, asking him to look back at his time as APCO president and his future as immediate past president.
FCC Takes Action on Automatic Location Accuracy Requirements for 9-1-1 Calls
APCO 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.
URGENT: Immediate Action Is Needed on the D Block
I need your help to call, e-mail and write Congressional Representative(s) to request them to support the allocation of D Block and funding to build out a state-of-the-art nationwide broadband network for first responders.
APCO President Bill Carrow Responds to Milestone for Rockefeller-Hutchison Public Safety Bill
On 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.
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Don’t Procrastinate … The FCC’s Narrowband Deadline Is Almost Here!
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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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Duty-Related Trauma Exposure in 9-1-1 Telecommunicators
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Don’t Procrastinate … The FCC’s Narrowband Deadline Is Almost Here!
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Protect Your PSAP Applications from Downtime
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