Tag: NENA
TeleCommunication Systems completes phase one of Next Gen 911 in Iowa
January 25, 2013SSN Staff
ANNAPOLIS, Md.—TeleCommunication Systems, a provider of mobile communication technology, has announced the phase one deployment of the Next Generation 911 services network for Iowa.
Iowa is the first state to complete a statewide deployment of a National Emergency Number Association (NENA) i3-compliant 911 system, the company said in a prepared statement. The services network improves public access to 911 through the use of cutting-edge technology provided by TCS, setting the stage for Iowans...
NG 911 passes despite alarm industry concerns
February 29, 2012Rich Miller
VIENNA, Va.—A provision to establish Next Generation 911 became law Feb. 22 as part of the payroll tax bill, including language the alarm industry feared might allow unverified PERS calls to stream into PSAPs. But agreements have been reached that will prevent the measure from having a negative impact on central stations, according to the Alarm Industry Communications Committee.
The AICC had been lobbying members of Congress since December to change H.R. 3630—the Middle Class Tax Relief...
Congress passes NG 911 provision: Is it a threat to PSAPs?
February 22, 2012Rich Miller
At more than 100 pages, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012—H.R. 3630, the so-called "payroll tax" bill that passed Congress last week—is a daunting read for just about anyone outside the Capitol. There's a lot in it that doesn't pertain to tax relief or job creation, including items of great interest to the alarm industry, and now it is law.
A lot was changed during the months-long process of getting the bill through the partisan morass, but one item of...