by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 18, 2026 | Comm Center News
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Ted Budd (R-NC), co-chairs of the Senate Next Generation 9-1-1 Caucus, and Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced bipartisan legislation to accelerate federal efforts to modernize the nation’s 9-1-1 systems. This funding will help ensure that states and local governments can deploy next generation 9-1-1 systems across the country. In the House, this legislation is led by Representatives Hudson (R-NC) and Carter (D-LA).
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 17, 2026 | Comm Center News
California lawmakers are facing increased pressure to provide more oversight to the governor’s Office of Emergency Services, which has been working for nearly a decade to upgrade the state’s 911 system.
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 12, 2026 | Comm Center News
Lyon County Emergency Communications Center Director Roxanne Van Gundy called her appearance before Lyon County Commissioners Thursday morning a “surreal day.”
Van Gundy’s appearance was in part to seek approval of bids from Evergreen Design/Build and Kansas Security for phase 2 construction of the county’s new Emergency Operations Center. When asked why the moment felt surreal, Van Gundy stated that as dispatchers, it can sometimes feel as though they are viewed as “secondary,” but that was not the case Thursday.
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 12, 2026 | Comm Center News
One week before exhibiting at IWCE 2026 Catalyst CEO Robin Grier announced in an interview with Donny Jackson, editor or Urgentcomm, that interoperability solutions provider Catalyst Communications has confirmed that its Catalyst Dispatch platform will be integrated with FirstNet Fusion, the next-generation mission-critical communications (MCX) ecosystem being developed by the FirstNet unit of AT&T. FirstNet is the contractor responsible for building and operating the United States’ nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN).
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 8, 2026 | Comm Center News
The city of Durango and La Plata County have settled a yearlong dispute over 911 services and related funding.
The two governments signed two agreements last month outlining the terms for shared use and ownership of the Durango Emergency Communications Center.
