Recent changes will smooth rebanding 1st June 2006 Sprint Nextel has made tremendous progress with rebanding public safety and private wireless licensees since the start of the year. As of mid-May, 96%
Sprint Nextel creates public-safety advisory board 1st June 2006 Sprint Nextel announced the creation of a three-person public-safety advisory board that is designed to provide the wireless carrier with additional insight
Land mobile industry makes strides 1st June 2006 After several years of what seemed like malaise in the land mobile industry, IWCE this year seemed to be quite a turn-around. If you were there, you saw
Leaving no PSAP behind 1st June 2006 Today’s 911 network is solely dedicated to enabling citizens to request emergency assistance by connecting a caller to a call-taker. The current system
Burns, Clinton seek $42 million for PSAPs 1st June 2006 Sens. Conrad Burns (R-Mont.) and Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) have submitted two requests asking that $42 million in the 2007 federal budget be earmarked
Carefully read the label 1st June 2006 A very long time ago, snake-oil salesmen plied their craft in fledgling towns and remote outposts throughout the American West. They would stand on the
Proposed bill would alter VoIP E911 rules 1st June 2006 Telecom-reform legislation approved by the House Commerce Committee includes provisions that would alter existing FCC rules regarding the manner in which
National SOS gains supporters, critics 1st June 2006 A grassroots initiative dubbed the National SOS Radio Network recently announced new support for its plan to create a de facto emergency communications
Network costs that hurt the bottom line 1st June 2006 Many land mobile radio network operators take great pride in sharing how well their networks are functioning from a financial perspective. They discuss
Cyren Call proposal won’t replace LMR 1st June 2006 LAS VEGAS Public-safety officials at IWCE 2006 expressed considerable interest in Cyren Call Communication’s proposal for a public/private partnership
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