ROCKINGHAM — Members of the Richmond County Board of Commissioners are throwing their collective support behind a bill to reclassify the role of telecommunicators.
“By having the equipment side and the network-connectivity side, we bring together the entire package for our next-generation 911 customers. [AT&T is] he only place that you can go where the entire network—from security to equipment to devices to connectivity—can be done. We can do it all, which is pretty amazing.”
Former United States Surgeon General Dr. Richard Carmona Joins Paramedic Documentary as
Co-Producer with “Emergency!” Stars Randy Mantooth and Kevin Tighe
“Kevin and I are so pleased to have Dr. Carmona’s participation,” said Randy Mantooth. “His reputation
and rich range of experience is unmatched.
A coalition of public-safety associations today reiterated its support for federal legislation that would provide the funding needed to pay for 911 centers to migrate from legacy technologies to an IP-based next-generation 911 (NG911) platform that is designed to support multimedia communications, as well as traditional voice calls.
If federal funding for technology infrastructure to support the transition from E911 to NG 911 isn’t restored quickly, the underlying technology is on life support.
