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AT&T Announces Second-Quarter 2021 Results

July 23, 2021 | Comments

AT&T reported second-quarter results that showed continuing customer growth in wireless and fiber, as well as strong cash flows.

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Intrado, ADT Partner to Deliver More Data to 9-1-1 Centers

July 22, 2021 | Comments

Intrado and ADT announced a partnership that enables ADT to deliver additional data to 9-1-1 centers and first responders throughout the alarm response process by means of Intrado’s Emergency Data Broker.

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NICE, RapidSOS Team Up on Accident Reconstruction Information for 9-1-1 Centers

July 22, 2021 | Comments

NICE and RapidSOS entered into a strategic partnership to deliver data-driven incident reconstruction and insights to 9-1-1 emergency communication centers (ECCs).

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FCC Announces Deadlines for State EAS Plan Submissions

July 21, 2021 | Comments

The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) announced that the one-year deadline for filing state Emergency Alerting System plans, as well as the deadline for compliance with state EAS plan content rules, will be July 5, 2022.

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DHS Explores Counter-UAS Measures

July 21, 2021 | Comments

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is supporting counter unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) research, testing, training and evaluation across multiple DHS missions and components.

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FirstNet Adds New Situational Awareness, Interoperability, Security Capabilities

July 21, 2021 | Comments

AT&T announced four new solutions for the FirstNet network, including a new mission-critical push-to-talk (MCPTT) solution and improved interoperability and security capabilities.

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Joyce Appointed to MCP Board of Directors

July 21, 2021 | Comments

Mission Critical Partners (MCP) appointed Nola M. Joyce to its board of directors, effective July 21. Joyce brings nearly 30 years of experience helping public-safety agencies achieve higher levels of performance and service.

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UScellular, Tango Tango Partner on Interoperability

July 21, 2021 | Comments

UScellular and Tango Tango partnered to expand radio reach, enable agency collaboration and extend the life of LMR systems for public-safety officials.<

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Michigan Selects GeoComm for GIS Data Assessment Project

July 21, 2021 | Comments

The state of Michigan selected GeoComm to provide geographic information system (GIS) data assessment and improvement services to counties across the state to support their next-generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1) migration.

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SBC, NICET Release In-Building Public-Safety Communications Certification Program

July 20, 2021 | Comments

The Safer Buildings Coalition (SBC) and the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET), a personnel certification authority for various technical fields, collaborated on a new in-building public-safety communications (IB-PSC) certification program, which is now available.

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