Apr 11 2019 EMBRACING SPRING

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There are so many things refreshing about Spring time. Just the word itself makes me visualize Tigger from Winnie the Pooh bouncing around in such a playful, optimistic, energetic and rambunctious way. Spring time is a fresh new season with flowers blooming, birds singing and lots of outdoor activities. Just as the arrival of Spring […]

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Mar 14 2019 The Race For Location Accuracy

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The race for location accuracy to 2021 is on! Back in 2015, the FCC passed a rule requiring carriers to deliver more accurate location data for 80% of calls by 2021. What seemed to be a pie in the sky is slowly becoming a reality. US regulators caution that 10,000 lives could be saved each […]

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Jan 30 2019 Healthy And Sustainable Journey To NG911 For Future Generations

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For a little more than two decades, I have had the wonderful opportunity to seek, listen and learn what challenges and magnitude of weight ultimately falls on the decision makers within the state, county, city government entities that I have served across our nation specific to 911 / Public Safety communications. Those that have chosen […]

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Oct 09 2018 Misconceptions About The Virginia Statewide NG9-1-1 Contract

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As States finally begin to adopt the Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) standards, I am surprised at the amount of disinformation spreading around the Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) community. Most notable is the recent article in The Free Lance-Star in Fredericksburg about the Caroline County, Virginia opinions about the State-mandated 9-1-1 Services Upgrade. What’s most shocking […]

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