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Procedures for Commission Review of State Opt-Out Requests from the FirstNet Radio Access Network

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Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Procedures for Commission Review of State Opt- Out Requests from the FirstNet Radio Access Network – PS Docket No. 16-269 Implementing Public Safety Broadband Provisions of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 – PS Docket No. 12-94 Implementing
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GAO Report Recommends Improving Emergency Communications Preparedness Center

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Wednesday, August 17, 2016 The Government Accountability Office (GAO) made three main recommendations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Emergency Communications (OEC). The recommendations related specifically to the implementation of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (PKEMRA) provisions for emergency communications planning and federal coordination for state and local efforts.
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Indiana Police Department Deploys Utility Body Cameras

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Monday, August 22, 2016 The Lawrence Police Department in Indiana will equip its police force with Utility’s BodyWorn body cameras to provide transparency and accountability in police operations. The police department will also install the company’s Rocket IoT in-vehicle recording and communication system in each of its patrol cars. Body camera and in-vehicle camera recording
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North Dakota PSAPs Coordinate Regional 9-1-1 Deployment

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Wednesday, August 17, 2016 Half of North Dakota’s public-safety answering points (PSAPs) selected Airbus DS Communications’ 9-1-1 call handling solution. Eleven out of 22 PSAPs in the state collectively coordinated the contract through the North Dakota IT Department, which built the network for the agencies and organized the effort. Through this unique collaboration, the North
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FCC Public Notice: The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Announces Availability of 911 Reliability Certification System for Annual Reliability Certification

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PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF 911 RELIABILITY CERTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR ANNUAL RELIABILITY CERTIFICATION PS Docket Nos. 13-75, 11-60 By this Public Notice, the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (Bureau) announces that the Federal Communications Commission’s (Commission’s) online system for filing 911 reliability certifications1 has been reopened for filing the Annual
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