Subject: [NEXTEL-1] APCO On- DA 04-37 Petition for Rulemaking on Emergency Vehicle Signaling Service

From: [email-masked]
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 03:00:44 -0500

Before the
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20554
In the Matter of

Alert Devices International Corporation    DA  04-37 Petition for Rulemaking on
Emergency  )Vehicle Signaling Service
To: Media Bureau

COMMENTS OF APCO

The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International, Inc.
(.APCO.) hereby submits the following brief comment in response to the Media
Bureau.s above-captioned Public Notice, released January 9, 2004, requesting
comment
regarding a Petition for Rulemaking of Alert Devices International Corporation
(.ADiCorp.).
APCO is the nation.s oldest and largest public safety communications
organization.  Founded in 1935, APCO has over 16,000 members, most of who are
state
or local government employees who manage and operate communications systems for
police, fire, emergency medical and other public safety agencies.  APCO is a
FCC-
certified frequency coordinator for Part 90 Public Safety Pool channels, and
often appears
before the Commission on matters related to public safety communications.
ADiCorp has requested rule changes to permit use of an Emergency Vehicle
Signaling Service that would allow emergency vehicles to transmit a warning
directly to
motorists through their AM or FM radios.   ADiCorp explains that traditional
lights and
sirens are often insufficient to notify motorists of oncoming emergency
vehicles.   APCO
agrees that this would be a very useful service, and recommends that the
Commission
2 proceed with a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the issues raised in
the ADiCorp petition.
Respectfully submitted,

ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC-SAFETY
COMMUNICATIONS OFFICIALS-
INTERNATIONAL, INC.

By:
Robert M. Gurss
Director, Legal & Government Affairs
APCO International
1725 DeSales Street, NW
Suite 808
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 833-3800

February 12, 2004

http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?native_or_pdf=pdf&id_document=6515782173

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