Thank you Senator Bill Nelson for developing the NG9-1-1 Act of 2017!
Click the link below to view the draft bill for NG911 Act of 2017 The draft bill was released to further deployment of Next-Generation 9-1-1 services and enhance and upgrade the Nation’s 9-1-1 Systems Both APCO & NENA support the bill as it closely aligns with their recommendations for the public safety community’s needs Read […]
FCC Announces Meeting of the Task Force on Optimal PSAP Architecture schedule for December 2, 2016
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 […]
North Dakota PSAPs Coordinate Regional 9-1-1 Deployment
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 […]
PRESS RELEASE: COALITION ESTABLISHES “PARTNERS PROGRAM” TO PROMOTE STRATEGIC ALLIANCES FOR ACCELERATING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NG911
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 […]
NG911 NOW Coalition – Gap Analyses and Potential Resolution Strategies
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 […]