RANGELY | The small meeting room at Rangely Town Hall was filled to capacity Tuesday with 911 emergency services professionals, police, fire, EMS, town employees, elected officials and concerned citizens to listen to Rio Blanco County Emergency Manager Ty Gates present the “State of 911 Communications.”
In 2018 the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) began negotiations with vendors to develop and install a statewide Emergency Services Internet Protocol Network (ESInet) system that will accommodate NG911 and geospatial location technology. Centurylink was awarded the contract in January 2019 and released new 911 tariffs and a timetable for installation throughout the State of Colorado. Currently Centurylink is the only company offering 911 service.
ESInet is a separate internet designed for emergency services and is the technical backbone of the NG911 system. ESInet is a critical first….
