On September 17, the Public Safety Next Generation 9-1-1 Coalition, consisting of APCO and the nation’s leading national public safety associations, held a summit on Capitol Hill demonstrating the urgency for Congress to fully fund the transition of today’s aging and vulnerable 9-1-1 networks to a modern, secure, interoperable and innovative Next Generation 9-1-1 system throughout all areas of the United States. During the program, public safety officials showed how full deployment of Next Generation 9-1-1 would lead to more efficient and effective emergency response, saving lives and better withstanding network outages impacting the ability of the public to reach 9-1-1 when they most need to.
