by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 1, 2026 | Comm Center News
MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (WSIL) — Jackson County has partnered with CivicPlus® to implement a new mass notification software designed to improve how the county communicates urgent and routine information to residents.
The CivicPlus Mass Notification System will allow Jackson County officials to distribute emergency alerts, warnings, instructions, and general communications through multiple channels, including email, text messages, and voicemail. The system is intended to provide residents with timely, actionable information during emergencies, delivered through their preferred method of communication.
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 30, 2026 | Comm Center News
Lawmakers in Congress have taken their first tentative steps towards reauthorizing authority for the nation’s dedicated public safety communications network ahead of its sunset in 2027.
Advocates had already started gathering momentum towards reauthorizing the First Responder Network Authority, the dedicated communications network known as FirstNet. The effort has already received support from public safety officials via a joint letter and prior congressional testimony, while the National Association of State Chief Information Officers included it as a federal advocacy priority for 2026.
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
he Upshur County Emergency Communications Center worked with ‘K9s For Warriors’ to recruit a station dog.
Chelsea, a two-year-old German Shepard Mix, will be a therapy dog for Telecommunicators and First Responders, said officials.
K9s For Warriors is the nation’s leading provider of trained service dogs for veterans with PTSD and partners with law enforcement and first responder agencies to provide therapy dogs at no cost.
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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 21, 2026 | Comm Center News
If you dial 9-1-1, you expect someone to answer—no matter what. That’s a promise public safety teams make to every community, and it’s a promise that technology must keep too. But as we upgrade our nation’s communication networks from legacy infrastructure to modern fiber and wireless, there’s a challenge many people don’t see: some Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) – the official name of 9-1-1 call centers – still rely on older systems that weren’t built for this new world.
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