Please join APCO’s Government Relations team on Wednesday, Feb. 29 at 11 a.m. Eastern for a free webinar to find out what you need to know about Title VI, the Public Safety Spectrum section of H.R. 3630; Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012. The bill tackles myriad issues, including the allocation of the D Block Spectrum to public safety, the establishment of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) to manage the build out of a nationwide public safety broadband network (PSBN), a $7 billion grant program to fund the PSBN build out, an additional $135 million grant program to assist state and local planning and implementation of the PSBN, $115 million for Next Generation 9-1-1, and the give back of T-Band public safety spectrum between 470–512 MHz. During the one-hour seminar, APCO Past President Richard Mirgon and Andy Seybold, vice chair of APCO’s Broadband Committee, will accompany APCO’s Government Relations team as we walk our members through the key components of the bill.

The information discussed on Wednesday will serve as a precursor to a more in-depth discussion on the future of public safety communications at APCO’s second annual Public Safety Broadband Summit & Expo held at the Renaissance Washington on May 14–15.

Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now. After registering you will receive a confirmation e-mail containing information about joining the Webinar.

• When:                  Wednesday, Feb. 29 at 11 a.m. Eastern
• Why:                     Find out what the passage of H.R. 3630 means for your agency.

System Requirements

PC-based attendees–Required: Windows 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server

Macintosh-based attendees–Required: Mac OS X 10.5 or newer

Remember to register for this free webinar on H.R. 3630, and be sure to make your travel arrangements for APCO’s Public Safety Broadband Summit and Expo in May to learn more about how this new law will forever change public safety communications.