Today, February 16, is the 56th anniversary of the first 9-1-1 call. Much has changed in the past 56 years, particularly with regard to training, technology, and the nature of the work performed by 9-1-1 professionals. What has remained constant is the dedication, professionalism, and perseverance of the 9-1-1 community and APCO’s commitment to ensuring 9-1-1 professionals have the tools and resources they need. APCO’s legislative and regulatory priorities reflect this devotion to its members and are aimed at advancing the industry and empowering 9-1-1 to save more lives.
Ex Parte: 6 GHz, Wireless 9-1-1 Location Accuracy, Outage Notifications (Commissioner Gomez)
APCO Offers Public Safety Perspective on National Spectrum Policies
On January 2, APCO submitted comments to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) regarding implementation of the National Spectrum Strategy, which was developed to ensure federal spectrum policy advances U.S. innovation, economic vitality, and security.
APCO Comments: Implementation of the National Spectrum Strategy
APCO, UTC, EEI, etc.: Joint Opposition to Extreme Networks Waiver Request
APCO, UTC, EEI, etc.: Joint Letter Requesting Data from NSF Testing
Harmonizing Deployable Trunking for Interoperability
Wednesday, August 9, 2023 | 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Charles V. Bryson, NRPC Chair & State of Maryland Dep’t of Info Technology; Michael Baltrotsky, Montgomery County, MD Fire & Rescue Service; David Buchanan; Wes Rogers; Donald Root, APCO International With 800 MHz trunking being adopted by public safety agencies in the late 1980s and early […]
APCO, UTC, EEI, etc. Ex Parte (Chairwoman Rosenworcel)
APCO Continues Efforts to Protect 6 GHz Public Safety Spectrum
APCO and other organizations FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel’s office to discuss actions the FCC should take to ensure public safety agencies and other users of the 6 GHz band are protected from interference from unlicensed devices.
