APCO extends its congratulations to Howard Lutnick on his confirmation as the United States Secretary of Commerce. Mr. Lutnick’s leadership and extensive experience in both the public and private sectors will be instrumental in driving economic growth, fostering innovation and enhancing critical infrastructure that benefits public safety.
APCO Welcomes Introduction of Legislation to Help Modernize 9-1-1 Centers in National Parks
On January 29, Senators John Barrasso (R-WY) and Angus King (I-ME) introduced the Making National Parks Safer Act, a bill that directs the Department of the Interior to develop a plan for upgrading emergency communications centers (ECCs) managed by the National Park System to NG9-1-1.
U.S. House of Representatives Reintroduces the 9-1-1 SAVES Act
On January 16, Congresswoman Norma Torres (D-CA) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) reintroduced the 9-1-1 SAVES Act in a step toward correcting the classification of public safety telecommunicators in the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC).
APCO, NASNA and NENA Push for Improvements to 9-1-1 Outage Notifications
On January 7 APCO, NASNA and NENA jointly filed an ex parte with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging the agency to improve the rules for 9-1-1 outage notifications to emergency communications centers (ECCs).
APCO CTO Appointed to US Department of Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee
The Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo recently appointed APCO International Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Steve Devine as a member of the US Department of Commerce’s Spectrum Management Advisory Committee (CSMAC). Devine brings 40 years of experience in public safety communications spanning from spectrum management, dispatch operations and Project 25 technologies.
FCC Announces Deadline for 4.9 GHz Licensees to Update Licensing Data
On December 9, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Public Notice announcing that all 4.9 GHz public safety licensees must update their granular licensing data in the Universal Licensing System (ULS) by June 9, 2025.
APCO Offers Recommendations on Multilingual WEA Templates for 9-1-1 Outages
On November 12, APCO met with representatives from the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau to discuss proposed templates to translate Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEAs) into multiple languages.
APCO Presses FCC for Improvements to Wireless 9-1-1 Location Accuracy and 9-1-1 Interoperability
On October 31, APCO staff met with Carmen Scurato, Legal Advisor for FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel, to discuss the need for FCC action to improve the location information provided with wireless 9-1-1 calls made indoors and to ensure interoperability among 9-1-1 service providers.
Advocacy Listening Session: Your Voice, Our Focus
APCO’s Government Relations team led an interactive session which included an overview of some of APCO’s top advocacy priorities and an opportunity to hear feedback from the membership on those priorities.
Connect With APCO’s Government Relations Team at APCO 2024
APCO’s Annual Conference & Expo provides a great opportunity for our government relations team to connect face-to-face with the membership, provide updates on our advocacy efforts and learn more about the issues facing the 9-1-1 community.
