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Newscan: House passes $1 trillion infrastructure bill, putting social-policy bill on hold

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations House passes $1 trillion infrastructure bill, putting social-policy bill on hold Learn what’s in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act What the Eff, FAA? My insanely long field guide to the FAA/FCC C-Band fight Atlanta 911 operations transitioning back into primary facilities after water leak, mayor says Verizon […]

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Most proposed NG911 funding slashed from latest reconciliation-bill text

About 95% of once-proposed federal funding to accelerate next-generation-911 (NG911) deployment nationwide was eliminated from the text of the $1.75 trillion reconciliation bill that was released yesterday, although the $500 million included still would be the largest federal 911 investment in history. Reconciliation-bill text calls for $470 million to fund a nationwide NG911 grant program […]

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For public-safety communications, our past guides the future

Reflecting on past innovation can inspire industry to deliver more for first responders. As the country honors first responders today, those of us in the public-safety community bear a special responsibility to recognize the valor of those who keep the public safe, protected, and healthy. We must show them our gratitude by making their jobs […]

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NENA’s latest version of i3 standard receives ANSI accreditation

NENA: The 911 Association yesterday announced that the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) fully approved the third—and latest—version of i3, the IP-based NENA standard for next-generation 911 (NG911) networking and core services. Earlier this year, the fact that ANSI had not approved Version 3 of the i3 standard was a point of contention, because legislation […]

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How effective data integration simplifies a complex ecosystem

Renaissance philosopher Sir Francis Bacon once famously opined that “knowledge is power.” It’s difficult to argue against this simple notion. Nevertheless, it does generate an important question: how is knowledge gained? The equally simple answer is that knowledge largely derives from an adequate supply of relevant information that can be parsed and contextualized to inform […]

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New emergency-communications system to integrate cross-jurisdictional data into one digital space

Over the last two decades, the emergency-management community has recognized that natural disasters and other emergency situations don’t always follow county lines or town borders. Interagency collaboration is vital—mutual-aid agreements expand the capacity of first responders, for example, and data-sharing solutions can give local telecommunicators regionwide data at the click of a mouse button. One […]

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Klobuchar, Cortez-Masto co-sponsor NG911 funding bill in the Senate

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) have introduced a standalone Senate bill to provide federal funding for next-generation 911 (NG911) technology in 911 centers, supposedly at the same $10 billion level proposed in the massive $3.5 trillion spending package being proposed in the House. Introduced as S.2754, “a bill to provide […]

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Omdia: Paul Bremner discusses control-room/PSAP trends, new industry report

Paul Bremner, Omdia’s lead analyst for the Command and Control Rooms Intelligence Service (providing market data and insights into the future of control rooms/PSAPs), talks about the technological evolution of control rooms/911 emergency communications centers (ECCs) and its impact on the market in this conversation with with IWCE’s Urgent Communications editor Donny Jackson. Bremner […]

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House committee passes $10 billion NG911 funding provision

Legislation calling for $10 billion in federal funding to support deployment of next-generation 911 (NG911) has been approved by the House Energy and Commerce Committee, so the matter can be considered by the full U.S. House as part of the proposed $3.5 trillion budget-reconciliation package. House Commerce Committee members voted 31-25 along party lines—Democrats supported […]

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House budget legislation includes $10 billion in federal NG911 funding

Proposed budget-reconciliation legislation introduced in the U.S. House calls for $10 billion in federal funding to support implementing IP-based next-generation 911 (NG911) in the United States during the next four years, according to language in the massive multi-trillion-dollar budget-reconciliation proposal. Grant money would be available to support eligible entities “implementing [NG911], operating and maintaining [NG911], […]

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Newscan: House passes $1 trillion infrastructure bill, putting social-policy bill on hold

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Most proposed NG911 funding slashed from latest reconciliation-bill text

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For public-safety communications, our past guides the future

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NENA’s latest version of i3 standard receives ANSI accreditation

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How effective data integration simplifies a complex ecosystem

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New emergency-communications system to integrate cross-jurisdictional data into one digital space

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Klobuchar, Cortez-Masto co-sponsor NG911 funding bill in the Senate

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Omdia: Paul Bremner discusses control-room/PSAP trends, new industry report

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House committee passes $10 billion NG911 funding provision

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House budget legislation includes $10 billion in federal NG911 funding

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