When Hurricane Maria ripped through the center of the island last month and wiped out much of its infrastructure, Puerto Rico's Project 25 (P25) system proved to be resilient. The system from EF Johnson Technologies, the P25 specialist for JVCKENWOOD, was deployed in 2011.

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Tyler Technologies announced a collaboration with Samsung Electronics America in the Samsung Enterprise Alliance Program (SEAP) to create products for public-safety agencies. This program provides partners with access to more device features and technologies on Samsung mobile devices.

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The Pulaski County (Missouri) 9-1-1 Communications Center Board selected Federal Engineering for an operations assessment and technology audit of the county’s public-safety answering point (PSAP).

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Eric Brock joined Full Spectrum’s board of directors as executive chairman. In this role, Brock will help guide the company on strategic matters and assist in attracting growth capital.

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A Verizon executive said its Long Term Evolution (LTE) network meets most guidelines included in the 2014 National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) report, “Defining Public Safety Grade Systems and Facilities.”

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Alliant Energy completed its transition to a Tait Communications Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) Tier 3 system covering its 54,000-square-mile service area in Wisconsin and Iowa.

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In a public notice, the FCC encouraged small and rural communications service providers to review and consider implementing, where appropriate, best practices recommended by the Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council (CSRIC), a federal advisory committee to the FCC, to improve network reliability.

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The Government of Canada, through a newly created federal Public Safety Broadband Network (PSBN) task team, is engaging with diverse stakeholders on implementation models for a potential PSBN.

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The San Luis Valley Regional Airport in Alamosa, Colorado, received a notice of unlicensed operation from the FCC.

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The Next Generation 911 Institute (NG911 Institute) announced the results of its 2017 board election. Current board member Rebecca Murphy Thompson, executive vice president and general counsel, Competitive Carriers Association (CCA), was re-elected in the consumer telco (small provider) category.

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