by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 30, 2026 | Articles, Comm Center News
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), an agency within the Department of Commerce, appears to be pursuing a coup to take control over the FirstNet Authority. I have been informed that draft legislative language has been circulating that would materially alter FirstNet’s governance structure. Notably, credible reporters have contacted individuals for comment on legislation that those individuals had not seen—suggesting that information has been selectively shared outside stakeholder channels.
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 27, 2026 | Comm Center News
Washington — A bipartisan bill that would mandate a federal compliance report on an existing law that requires new multiline phone systems to allow direct 911 calls is advancing in the House.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee approved the Kari’s Law Reporting Act (H.R. 5201) without amendment during a Jan. 15 markup, advancing it to the full committee.
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 16, 2026 | Comm Center News
LakeComm officials say a “hardware malfunction” is to blame for an hour-long 911 phone outage Thursday afternoon at Lake County’s newest and largest dispatch center that also likely caused Waukegan’s 911 Center to have an outage.
The Lake Consolidated Emergency Communications Center (LakeComm), located inside the Regional Operations and Communications Facility in Libertyville, began experiencing a 911 outage at around 3:40 p.m. on Thursday.
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 14, 2026 | Comm Center News
OSSIPEE — Between September and November 2025, more than 70 emergency dispatchers from across New Hampshire participated in a new statewide initiative to strengthen mental health response skills for 911 personnel. The full-day, in-person trainings were offered in Moultonborough (Sept. 24), Concord (Oct. 22), and Derry (Nov. 5), and were led by Forge Health’s Veterans & First Responders Program.
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 13, 2026 | Comm Center News
Callers to Akron Police Department’s non-emergency line might already have interacted with the department’s newest piece of technology — an AI-powered virtual assistant named Ava.
Ava’s job is to route callers to the right division — the traffic unit or the detective bureau, for example — and collect important information for dispatchers to relay to officers. But Ava isn’t alone. It’s reinforced by trained dispatchers reviewing the information to ensure it’s complete and accurate.
