by ECC Editor | Mar 2, 2022 | Articles, Comm Center News
Rosenworcel Proposes NG911 Funding Plan
Last week, Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel gave a speech in which she proposed funding a portion of the transition to Next Generation 911 (“NG911”) services through proceeds from future spectrum auctions. Chairwoman Rosenworcel suggested that the FCC should consider utilizing these funds in a similar manner to how the Commission funded FirstNet, which was established from revenue raised in the 700 MHz band auction in 2012. Congress must extend the FCC’s authority to auction spectrum by September 30, 2022… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 2, 2022 | Articles, Comm Center News
Alexandria, VA – The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International has issued a call for participation for working group members to participate in the creation of a candidate standard titled Common Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) Public Safety GIS Identifiers.
CAD systems are the principal application used by public safety agencies to manage law enforcement, fire and EMS incidents from the initial time an incident is reported, to the conclusion of the incident. These systems may be composed of both tabular records management systems and spatial or geographic information (Geofile) systems…
by ECC Editor | Feb 28, 2022 | Articles, Comm Center News
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel this week proposed that future auction proceeds be used to fund the technological migration of U.S. public-safety answering points (PSAPs) from legacy systems to IP-based next-generation 911 (NG911) platforms.
Rosenworcel unveiled her idea during an event organized in Washington, D.C.—organized by the Public Safety Broadband Technology Association—celebrating the 10th anniversary of the FirstNet Authority being created to build a nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN). A key player in the push for FirstNet while serving as counsel to the Senate Commerce Committee a decade ago, Rosenworcel cited numerous parallels between the FirstNet initiative and the NG911 transition… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Feb 25, 2022 | Articles, Comm Center News
February 23, 2022 – Following the recent announcements concerning spectrum from the Federal Communication Commission, agency chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel revealed Tuesday a proposal to use proceeds from upcoming spectrum auctions to update the national 9-1-1 system, according to an FCC press release.
The next generation 9-1-1 system allows callers to send emergency responders photos, videos and text messages, instead of just calls. For example, these upgrades would include sharing pictures and videos of the emergency during the emergency and sharing medical records instantaneously… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Feb 24, 2022 | Articles, Comm Center News
Nine organizations on Wednesday announced the launch of Airwaves for Equity, a coalition focused on asking Congress to dedicate the net proceeds from future spectrum auctions to support digital literacy and inclusion efforts.
Under the Airwaves for Equity proposal, Congress would dedicate a “substantial portion” of wireless spectrum auction revenues to endow the foundation. The most recent FCC auction, of 3.45 GHz airwaves, raised more than $21.8 billion, and the one before that, the C-band 3.7 GHz auction, raised over $81 billion… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 24, 2022 | Articles, Comm Center News
By Edward Parkinson, CEO, First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority)
Broadband has become the lifeblood of our economy. It is also essential to our national security and public safety, a fact that first responders recognized many years ago. The tragedies of September 11th revealed fundamental problems with the communication systems used by our nation’s first responders. They needed a more advanced telecommunications infrastructure for their lifesaving mission, a reliable one to help them communicate and share information during emergencies and daily operations.
In the years following the terrorist attacks, public safety from across all disciplines, including 9-1-1, EMS, fire service and law enforcement, joined together to advocate for their own high-speed broadband network. In 2012, Congress enacted a law to create the First Responder Network Authority within the Department of Commerce to ensure the building, deployment and operation of FirstNet, America’s only nationwide public safety broadband network.
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