by ECC Editor | Feb 2, 2022 | Articles, Comm Center News
With RAY BAUM’s Act now fully in effect, IT leaders should focus on ensuring compliance, and evolving their strategies to support mobility, remote work, and Next Generation 911
With the January 6, 2022 date for compliance with RAY BAUM’s Act for non-fixed endpoints now past, those responsible for 911 location and call routing management may be lulled into a false sense of security. While it’s true that there are no currently pending new legislative requirements, the work in ensuring employee safety continues to evolve… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 1, 2022 | Articles, Comm Center News
WASHINGTON D.C.—Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has announced a number of key appointments at the agency, with the selection of bureau chiefs for Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Media Bureau, Public Safety Bureau, Enforcement Bureau and General Counsel.
As part of the changes, Alejandro Roark will serve as Chief of the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau. Debra Jordan will now be Chief of the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau. Holly Saurer will now serve as Chief of the Media Bureau. Loyaan Egal will serve as the Acting Chief of the Enforcement Bureau. Lastly, Michele Ellison will permanently serve as General Counsel…
by ECC Editor | Jan 31, 2022 | Articles, Comm Center News
Today the 911 Telecommunicators Pension Benefits workgroup met, made final changes and approved the Report to be given to the Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement.
Sadly the only 2 voting Corrections Officer’s, Heidi Pauman representing PERA Correctional Plan members and Dan Gorman representing State CO’s were NOT in attendance.
There was no consensus on improving the Dispatch pension. The line recommending not adding dispatch to the PERA Correctional plan was scratched, but no line was added to recommend it either… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 29, 2022 | Articles, Comm Center News
Thanks to the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Public Safety Communications Research program, responder organizations and device developers can now see how users really feel about communications technology.
With PSCR’s Survey Results and Survey Analyzer tools, public safety officials can sift through the results of a large-scale survey of 7,000 first responders who shared their views on existing and emerging public safety communications technology – from radios and smartphones to bodycams, virtual reality and fingerprint scanners…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 28, 2022 | Articles, Comm Center News
Well, I missed an Advocate last week. When we returned from our mini-cation, Murphy was here to welcome us home. If you don’t know about Murphy, you can find out about him here. In any event, we are back and this week is a run-up to two 10-year anniversaries: the FirstNet Authority and FirstNet (Built with AT&T). Next, we will look at a completely new Internet of Things (IoT) device I think will be a best-seller on FirstNet. Finally, I am suggesting once again that if you do not come from the public-safety community but are working for the FirstNet Authority or FirstNet (Built with AT&T), it is time for you to take a ride-along…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 27, 2022 | Articles, Comm Center News
WASHINGTON, January 26, 2022—The Federal Communications Commission today approved an additional 100 applications for funding commitments totaling $47.89 million for its COVID-19 Telehealth Program. This is the FCC’s sixth and final funding announcement of approved Round 2 applications. The FCC’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program supports the efforts of health care providers to continue serving their patients by providing reimbursement for telecommunications services, information services, and connected devices necessary to enable telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic…
