NEW YORK CITY (NBC) — The Manhattan District Attorney filed a misdemeanor charge against the woman who called police on a Black man who was birdwatching in Central Park this past May.
The D.A.’s office also revealed that Amy Cooper had made a second 9-1-1 call about the encounter repeating her false assault accusation.
The May 25th incident involved a disagreement over Cooper’s unleashed dog… READ MORE
This week we will look at a comprehensive report from The FirstNet Authority about the 3GPP standards body and its work in progress, discuss Mission-Critical Push-To-Talk/video/data and why this is taking so long, and see what it takes to manage the FirstNet fleet of deployables.
3GPP Standards Update
In an Advocate entitled, “Why are We Waiting for a PTT Interoperability Solution?” a few weeks ago, I was critical of having to wait for the 3GPP standards that seem to be taking forever and thought we would be better served if the public-safety and vendor communities could come together and push forward to provide full interoperability on the road to a standard. However, some suggested a better solution would be for the 3GPP to continue its efforts and it is…
The Justice Department released a statement on the challenges end-to-end encryption poses to public safety. The joint statement includes the signatures of ministers from the Five Eyes Alliance and the governments of India and Japan.
This statement reiterates the need for action to be taken to combat the most serious illegal content, and specifically references crimes involving the exploitation of children. The statement urges technology companies to include “mechanisms in the design of their encrypted products and services whereby governments, acting with appropriate legal authority, can gain access to data in a readable and usable format…
By Jason Porter, senior vice president, FirstNet Program at AT&T
Empathy leads to change. Change starts with us.
Recent national discussions on police reform have been largely focused on federal and state legislative initiatives, however the foundation for meaningful common-ground reform begins locally and requires collaboration between local communities and their law enforcement agencies. And National Faith & Blue Weekend (NFBW), taking place Oct. 9-12, strives to do just that by connecting law enforcement and residents to find common ground through collaborative and respectful communication via local houses of worship.
The NFBW initiative is based on the premise that strong communities are built on mutual respect and understanding. By reinforcing the connections between public safety professionals and the communities they serve, this national program aims to help build bridges and break biases locally. And it’s why all of us at FirstNet, Built with AT&T, are honored to support this groundbreaking event. Activities include community dialogue, service projects and other interactive experiences to help foster ongoing, authentic and mutual community-law enforcement trust. READ MORE
When the law to create FirstNet was passed, 20 MHz of 700-MHz spectrum including 10 MHz previously known as the D-Block public-safety spectrum had been licensed to the Public Safety Spectrum Trust (PSST). Two adjacent segments of spectrum were combined to provide 20 MHz dedicated to what is now the National Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN) and/or Band 14. This 20 MHz of spectrum is divided into two segments with 10 MHz used for cell site-to-device transmissions and 10 MHz for devices to talk to the cell sites…
Luke Wilson hosts ABC’s new documentary-ish reality show Emergency Call from what I can only imagine is an escape room. There’s no other explanation for the hodgepodge of props that surround him, like the series of six clocks on the wall—the kind that show the current time in different cities, except at least two of them are set to the exact same time… READ MORE
