The National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC), a federation of public-safety communications organizations, has formed a separate not-for-profit foundation to potentially fund the federation’s work. The NPSTC Foundation was incorporated in December and has applied to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a 501(c)(3) organization that would be exempt from federal income tax.

Read More >

SAFECOM released the “Fiscal Year 2020 SAFECOM Guidance on Emergency Communications Grants,” a document updated annually to provide current information on emergency communications policies, eligible costs, best practices, and technical standards for grant recipients. Grant applicants are encouraged to reference this document when developing emergency communications investments for federal funding.

Read More >

The New Mexico Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) and its Judicial Information Division launched a statewide data project with Tyler Technologies to improve the criminal justice system and enhance public safety.

Read More >

Digital Ally announced its partnership with InSight Mobile Data, a provider of fleet management, driver safety and mobile data solutions, in a joint effort to provide commercial fleet managers with high-quality video event recorders and software.

Read More >

Federated Wireless announced a Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) connectivity-as-a-service offering that lets U.S. enterprises buy and deploy private 4G and 5G networks through the Microsoft Azure Marketplace and Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Read More >

The Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA) received a $6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to expand apprenticeships in the telecommunications industry. In partnership with the Power & Communication Contractors Association (PCCA), the grant will be used to train a 5G workforce.

Read More >

House Energy and Commerce Committee Leader Rep. Greg Walden introduced legislation that repeals the mandate to auction the UHF T-band spectrum, clarifies acceptable 9-1-1 obligations and expenditures, and ensure 9-1-1 funds are not diverted for other purposes.

Read More >

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released fiscal year (FY) 2020 notices of funding opportunity for eight DHS preparedness grant programs totaling nearly $1.8 billion. The grant programs provide funding to state, local, tribal and territorial governments, as well as transportation authorities, nonprofit organizations and the private sector, to improve the nation’s readiness in preventing and mitigating terrorist attacks and major disasters.

Read More >

Wireless carriers abandoned the National Emergency Address Database (NEAD), the platform designed to support wireless providers’ provision of dispatchable location information to 9-1-1 centers, according to a letter filed with the FCC Feb. 14.

Read More >

The Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) published a report focusing on rural first responders and their unique needs and challenges.

Read More >