NENA joins NPSTC

There are more than 6,000 dispatch points throughout the United States, and this vital emergency service is now under constant threat, because hackers are infiltrating dispatch centers and rerouting calls away from dispatchers. Malware and spear-phishing attacks impact emergency service dispatch centers without warning. There’s no siren going off to alert a dispatcher about a […]

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Next-generation 911 (NG911) systems should let 911 centers handle all forms of multimedia—voice, text, data, photos and video—and interoperate with other NG911 systems, but public-safety jurisdictions have to specify these characteristics in their procurements or risk facing disappointment and extra costs, according to APCO officials. Jeff Cohen, APCO’s chief counsel and director of government relations, […]

Democratic congressional leaders met with President Donald Trump today and expressed optimism about a potential $2 trillion infrastructure bill that would include funding for broadband—the type of massive spending bill that some public-safety officials have said is needed to fund nationwide deployment of next-generation 911 (NG911). After meeting with Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) […]