The Newsstand – May 2, 2006
31st MEU tests new mobile operations center
Stars and Stripes
Marines in Okinawa, Japan, deployed a mobile communications center during a training exercise…
City gets communications grant
Lexington Herald-Leader
Lexington, Ky., received a $1.2 million grant to purchase communications and other equipment for first responders…
Cop technology
The Albert Lea Tribune
Police in Albert Lea, Minn., recently were outfitted with mobile data terminals…
Gas meters moving to wireless technology
Daily Journal
Wireless technology will be part of an automated, meter-reading device that will be installed in the Park Hills, Mo., area…
Oregon emergency system helps deploy responders – from police to mall guards
The Christian Science Monitor
A growing network of public-safety responders in Oregon are using Web-based technology to respond to emergencies…
Radio problems worry fire chief
The Peoria Journal Star
A fire chief expresses concerns over alleged glitches, cost of new system…
Vt. emergency communication improves
The Rutland (Vt.) Herald
Deciding that a new interoperable radio system would be too expensive to build, the state of Vermont opts to link systems via dispatch equipment to meet federal mandate…