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FCC Announces Meeting of the Task Force on Optimal PSAP Architecture schedule for December 2, 2016

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DA 16-1278 Released:  November 15, 2016   FCC ANNOUNCES MEETING OF THE TASK FORCE ON OPTIMAL PSAP ARCHITECTURE SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 2, 2016 By this Public Notice, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission), consistent with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA),[1] announces the meeting of the Task Force on Optimal Public Safety Answering Point
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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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PRESS RELEASE: COALITION ESTABLISHES “PARTNERS PROGRAM” TO PROMOTE STRATEGIC ALLIANCES FOR ACCELERATING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NG911

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (June 14, 2016)— The NG911 NOW Coalition announced today that it has created a new program designed to expand participation in the Coalition and to coalesce national, state, and local efforts around a unified goal of deploying Next Generation 911 (NG911) services by the end of 2020.  The “NG911 NOW Partners Program” will
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NG911 NOW Coalition – Gap Analyses and Potential Resolution Strategies

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From “NG-911 Gap Analyses and Next Steps“: “There is little question that Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) will forever change how emergency services are provided in the United States. The capabilities of NG9-1-1 technology will provide the nation’s public safety answering points (PSAPs) and first responders with vitally important information that was inconceivable in an environment dominated
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NEW REPORT DETAILS IMPORTANT STEPS TO ACCELERATE NG911 IMPLEMENTATION

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (June 13, 2016)— The NG911 NOW Coalition released a report which is an important step in achieving its goal of implementing Next Generation 911 (NG911) services nationwide by the end of 2020. This report – “NG911 Gap Analyses and Recommended Strategies” – identifies the impediments to rapid and ubiquitous NG911 deployment, and recommends
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