Apptis, SmartLink land public-safety contract 29th December 2005 Apptis and SmartLink Radio Networks recently announced a $3 million contract from Solano County, Calif., to design and deploy an interoperable radio system
Senate approves hard date for 700 MHz transition, but House to reconsider 22nd December 2005 The U.S. Senate yesterday approved a budget package that would require television broadcasters to clear the 700 MHz band in 38 months and allocate $1.2 billion for public-safety communications
NTIA chief to step down 20th December 2005 Michael Gallagher, head of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, yesterday said he will resign early next year, according to media reports
House passes compromise 700 MHz plan 19th December 2005 The U.S. House of Representatives today voted to approve legislation that would force television broadcasters to vacate their 700 MHz spectrum in February 2009 and would earmark $1.2 billion for items related to public-safety communications
Motorola tapped for airport communications system 16th December 2005 Motorola this week announced that it has landed a $6.9 million contract to deploy a Project 25 trunked radio system at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall airport
CML delivers Phase 2 system to Wisconsin PSAP 16th December 2005 CML Emergency Services said this week that it would deploy a system in Brown County, Wis., that would provide the county’s public-safety answering point with call-taking, ANI/ALI, mapping capabilities
Wayne County opts for Codespear’s alert system 12th December 2005 Michigan-based Codespear today announced that Wayne County, Mich., has selected its software to create emergency communications directly with the county’s residents, businesses and public-safety agencies
NENA publishes i2 standard for VoIP E-911 8th December 2005 The National Emergency Number Association (NENA) today announced the publication of its i2 standard, which is designed to let voice-over-IP (VoIP) providers route emergency calls through the legacy E-911 system
Public safety to FCC: Don’t delay rebanding 7th December 2005 FCC commissioners should reject Sprint Nextel’s request to delay the 800 MHz rebanding schedule by at least seven months, a consortium of public-safety agencies said in a letter delivered to the FCC yesterday
Report gives failing grades for homeland security 5th December 2005 Public-safety entities should be given access to valuable 700 MHz spectrum in 2007 instead of the 2009 dates proposed in pending legislation, according to the 9/11 Public Discourse Project report released today
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