Teamwork & Overcoming Challenges
On Monday, Aug 20, APCO International 2012 Conference & Expo attendees had the opportunity to hear from an Iditarod champion as they attended the Opening General Session. The session was both...
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Narrowbanding Deadline Won’t Change – Tell Your Neighbors
The deadline to narrowband UHF and VHF channels is less than 5 months away and more than 1,000 agencies are still operating in wideband. David Furth, the deputy chief of the FCC’s Public Safety and...
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FCC Wants to Discuss Rules Governing Text to 9-1-1 by October
When it comes to text messaging 9-1-1, “it can’t be about it – but about when and how.” Those were the words of FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski at the annual APCO Conference in Philadelphia last year....
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FCC on East Coast Derecho: ‘We Need to Find Out What Happened’
Derecho winds that knocked out 9-1-1 service for millions of people in parts of Virginia and West Virginia just two months ago caused a lot of questions about the reliability of 9-1-1 service. Those...
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Changing of the APCO Guard: New President Speaks Out
TERRY HALL is chief of emergency communications for York-Poquoson-Williamsburg Emergency Communications Center in York town, Va. He has more than 30 years of experience in public safety, and he was...
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The FCC, Recognition & Generational Differences
Jessica Rosenworcel On Tuesday morning, Aug. 21, APCO International 2012 Conference & Expo attendees had the opportunity to attend the Distinguished Achiever’s Breakfast, sponsored by...
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Gigi Smith & John Wright Voted into APCO Office
You, the members of APCO International, have spoken, and your will was made known during the 2nd General Business Meeting held at the 78th Annual Conference & Expo on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 21....
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NICE Announces Winners of 2012 PSAPs’ Finest Awards in Ceremony at APCO...
Rutherford, N.J.– NICE Systems today announced the winners of its 2012 PSAPs’ Finest Awards in a ceremony held at the NICE booth (1013) during the APCO International 78th Annual Conference & Expo....
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New Faces on APCO International’s Board of Directors
Peggy Fouts, Kimberly Burdick and Don Whitney swore to uphold the APCO International constitution and bylaws when taking the oath of office for the Board of Directors on Wednesday, Aug. 22. New APCO...
View ArticlePublic Safety Communications Announces 2012 Hot Products
San Diego, Calif. – Public Safety Communications (PSC), the official magazine of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International, announces its selections for 2012 Hot...
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