Policy & Law Commentary

National certification program for 911 telecommunicators is long overdue

Craig Whittington, NENA’s newly elected president, told me shortly after Gordon Graham’s speech that he would like to see a national certification program for 911 call-takers and dispatchers.

Risk management is a laughing matter

Gordon Graham’s keynote topic at the NENA conference was risk management, and his message was remarkably simple: nearly every bad outcome is predictable and thus preventable.

Keeping PSST in the broadband plan makes sense

A group of eight public-safety organizations met and forged consensus on a number of key issues moving forward, including the reallocation of the D Block to public safety and the need for sustainable funding for the Public Safety Spectrum Trust.

LMR sector is in a jam

It may be a technologically complex issue, but the problem of cell-phone use in prison is so immense that efforts by the LMR industry to prevent these units from being introduced will be viewed very negatively.

Funds for 911 must be protected

As state and local governments struggle to balance budgets in a down economy, many have decided to raid coffers dedicated to 911 upgrades

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Fontes makes mark as NENA CEO

Has it really been a year since NENA revamped its governance model and hired CEO Brian Fontes, who made the jump from being the policy guru for corporate giant AT&T to leading the non-profit 911 organization?

It’s OK if commercial carriers cash in on 700 MHz network

I wrote earlier that I agreed wholeheartedly with the notion that the proposed nationwide broadband network for first responders should be treated as a national imperative and that the federal government should get its checkbook out.

First-responder broadband network should be a national imperative

The wide-ranging discussion at a recent webinar on mobile broadband data for first responders eventually found its way to the proposed nationwide broadband network for first responders.

Efforts to get a single 700 MHz position for public safety laudable

Only time will tell whether the representatives of eight public-safety organizations will succeed, but there is little doubt that such consensus is needed.

English as a first language

What good is interoperable communications at a major incident if no one can understand anyone else, because everyone is trying to communicate using their agency’s unique codes?

National certification program for 911 telecommunicators is long overdue

Risk management is a laughing matter

Keeping PSST in the broadband plan makes sense

LMR sector is in a jam

Funds for 911 must be protected

Commentary

Fontes makes mark as NENA CEO

It’s OK if commercial carriers cash in on 700 MHz network

First-responder broadband network should be a national imperative

Efforts to get a single 700 MHz position for public safety laudable

English as a first language

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September 3GPP Plenary: 6G officially begins, Release 19 on track

Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services

Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority?

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