If you dial 9-1-1, you expect someone to answer—no matter what. That’s a promise public safety teams make to every community, and it’s a promise that technology must keep too. But as we upgrade our nation’s communication networks from legacy infrastructure to modern fiber and wireless, there’s a challenge many people don’t see: some Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) – the official name of 9-1-1 call centers – still rely on older systems that weren’t built for this new world.
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Protecting 4.9 GHz for Public Safety
Learn about current efforts to continue to protect the 4.9 GHz Band for public safety as well as recent filings, key decisions impacting these efforts, and how you can support PSSA’s initiative to protect the 4.9 GHz band for public safety.Recent Posts
- Why FirstNet Still Matters: A Fire Chief’s View from the Street to the Nation
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- 2nd communications center being established at fire station | Local – (KY)
- AG Jackley honors graduates of 9-1-1 telecommunicator certification course (SD)
- Centre awarded $1M for 911 emergency communications radio upgrades – LockHaven.Com (PA)

