Newscan: A look at the critical job of 911 dispatchers
Also: NYC launches website for tracking 911 response times; Oregon implements 911 on pre-paid cell phones; LightSquared wants to keep spectrum assets; Harris receives multiple government orders; FCC extends rebanding financial reconciliation deadline; Zetron gear at core of communications system upgrade; Ritron debuts wireless access control system; EWA seeks policy review of VHF vehicular repeater system deployments.
Web Roundup
Items from other news organizations
- Let’s make sure first responders get needed communications capability
- Kansas county to sell surplus radio system equipment
- A new digital age Communications Act
- Michigan county opens new communications center
- Missouri sheriff wins round in battle over transfer of 911 services
- N.Y. county to get 911 upgrades
- LTE-A download speeds slower than claimed
- Oregon implements 911 on pre-paid cell phones
- N.Y. county begins work on public-safety radio system upgrade
- A look at the critical job of 911 dispatchers
- NYC launches website for tracking 911 response times
- Norcomm gets two-year contract to provide 911 services for Chicago suburb
- Amateur radio operators ‘ham it up’ at convention
- The top six Wi-Fi trends to expect in 2014
- Texas county mulls continuation of 50-cents-per-line 911 fee
- Wisconsin county upgrades 911 system
- One-third of Utah’s wireless 911 calls lack accurate location info
- Illinois county, emergency dispatchers reach contract agreement
- Virginia city deals with 911 dispatcher shortage
- Georgia school district completes radio system upgrade
- California city begins design phase for new 911 center
- LightSquared says it should benefit from its spectrum assets as part of reorganization
Briefing Room
News announcements from our industry
- Harris receives multiple communications system and equipment orders
- Kenwood introduces pocket-sized, high-performance portable
- FCC extends 800 MHz rebanding financial reconciliation another six months
- Zetron’s CSSI, P25 console systems at core of utility’s communications system upgrade
- Ritron debuts wireless access control system
- EWA recommends review of coordination protocols in VHF vehicular repeater system deployments